Human remains found in suburban Chicago construction project
CHICAGO (CBS) — a startling find in far southwest suburban Yorkville.
Human remains were discovered during a water pipe construction project.
Yorkville police consulted with the Kendall County Historical Society and discovered that a cemetery occupied the site in the 1840s and 1850s.
They also learned that sometime in the late 1800s or early 1900s, the headstones there were relocated to a nearby cemetery, but some of the remains were not.
The Kendall County Coroner's Office and Illinois State Police are working together to treat the disturbed ground properly and respectfully.
