Judge orders new inspection of South Deering funeral home where 56 bodies found
A judge ordered a new inspection of a South Deering funeral home where 56 decomposing bodies were discovered. The operators are barred from using the facility due to alleged building code violations.
A judge Thursday ordered another inspection of the South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found last month in the South Deering neighborhood. The funeral home operators, Clark and Johanna Morgan, were also barred by court order from using, renting or leasing the funeral home at 2939 E. 95th St.Cook County Judge Federico Rodriguez made the decisions during a hearing at the Richard J. Daley Center after the city sued the Morgans over alleged building code violations at the…
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