Chicago Heights city employee arrested on child porn charges
Court records show Will County officials arrested Jasen Zurisk after searching his Beecher, Illinois, home a few weeks ago.
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Court records show Will County officials arrested Jasen Zurisk after searching his Beecher, Illinois, home a few weeks ago.
A south suburban man under investigation for mishandling remains at his crematory has previously been fined for taking bodies from a hospital without a funeral director license.
The new documentation shows how bodies were being handled at the Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights dating back years.
The videos came from two more whistleblowers that have contacted CBS News Chicago, and show problems at the Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights dating back years. Dave Savini reports.
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.
It was the biggest fire most people had ever seen, but the owners of Morgan Li furniture factory said they were determined to rebuild on the ashes of the old site, no matter how long it took.
Two years after roaring flames destroyed the Morgan Li furniture business in south suburban Chicago Heights, a rebuild many thought could never happen is nearly complete. CBS News Chicago investigator Megan Hickey takes an exclusive look inside the new state-of-the-art facility.
Two years after a massive fire destroyed a south suburban furniture factory, a rebuild that many thought could never happen is nearly complete.
Students at Serena Hills Elementary School found a creative way to thank Mr. Allan DiCastro after he donated a brand new winter coat for every student.
Jaron Boyd wants answers as to why the house he grew up in was destroyed in a devastating house fire last week.
One man told CBS News Chicago he ran down the street and knocked on people's doors to get them out of their homes.
Family members who fight for their loved ones' memories in Chicago Heights said they are encouraged by the progress they are seeing.
Moms at the event say they are encouraged by the changing attitudes toward opioid addiction—and access to the reversal drug naloxone, which is now stocked and available for free in many public spaces.
Witnesses at both locations say he pulled out a silver handgun, demanded money, then fled the scene on foot.
