Illinois Comptroller seeks to shut down crematory accused of improperly handling bodies
Mendoza's office has suspended Heights Crematory and has also filed a complaint to revoke the license permanently.
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Mendoza's office has suspended Heights Crematory and has also filed a complaint to revoke the license permanently.
Mendoza’s staff were keeping an eye on Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights as CBS News Chicago was also investigating how people’s remains were handled there. Dave Savini reports.
The State of Illinois has never made a move like this before. But when officials saw the photos of conditions at the Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights they said they had to take action. Dave Savini reports.
Families from Illinois and Indiana are angry about the way their loved ones were being handled. The man who took the photos that led to a multi-state investigation said, "Something needed to be done."
CBS News Chicago obtained records showing Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights, Illinois had been repeatedly warned by the state for their handling of bodies waiting to be cremated.
CBS News Chicago obtained records showing Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights, Illinois had been repeatedly warned by the state for their handling of bodies waiting to be cremated.
Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights is accused of mishandling the bodies of people who recently died.
Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights is accused of mishandling the bodies of people who recently died, and has agreed to a shut down its operations during a state probe. Dave Savini reports.
CBS News Chicago has obtained photographs of bodies being kept on the floor of a trailer in ways that leave them exposed, and brought the findings to the owner of Heights Crematory in Chicago Heights. Dave Savini reports.
At Barack Obama School of Leadership in STEM in Chicago Heights, students dress the part to celebrate Black heroes in science, the arts, and media — both past and present.
Aiden Talbert, 9, dressed up as Terry for the event at Barack Obama School of Leadership in STEM in Chicago Heights.
At Barack Obama School of Leadership in STEM in Chicago Heights, students dress the part to celebrate Black heroes in science, the arts, and media — both past and present. Noel Brennan reports.
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