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Illinois' fraught funeral home oversight

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Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below : The grim discovery of the remains of more than 100 people at South Chicago Chapel has lawmakers calling for changes to how Illinois regulates funeral homes, crematories and embalmers across the state. 🗞️ Plus : Residents file police reports for feds' alleged Midway Blitz crimes, a North Side "cat tour" and more. 📝 Keeping score : The Sky fell to the Storm , 97-88. 📧 Subscribe : Get our morning newsletter delivered to your inbox weekday mornings. ⏱️: An 8-minute read TODAY’S WEATHER 🌧️ Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms, wind gusts as high as 25 mph and a high near 82 degrees. CHICAGO JIGSAW PUZZLE 🧩 Piece together history to reveal more about today’s photo from the Sun-Times archives. PLAY NOW TODAY’S TOP STORY 🔎 Police officers block off part of the street near South Chicago Chapel on Friday. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Horrific discovery raises questions about Illinois funeral home oversight Reporting by Mitchell Armentrout , Mawa Iqbal ,

First report: Families shocked by decomposing bodies at funeral home — suntimes.com, 1d