Families Demand Answers After More than 50 Decomposing Bodies Found at Southeast Side Funeral Home
State regulators say 56 bodies and more than 50 boxes of ashes were found, and a second Chicago facility was ordered to stop accepting remains.
- On Saturday, the Illinois state comptroller's office expanded its investigation to Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium, ordering the facility to stop accepting human remains after finding equipment failures.
- Last Thursday, authorities discovered 56 decomposing bodies at South Chicago Chapel, a facility operated by Johanna Morgan and her husband, Clark Morgan, who previously faced disciplinary actions.
- Records indicate Johanna Morgan allowed "multiple decedents to be kept in an unrefrigerated area with deplorable conditions including rodent infestation, causing decomposition and maggot infestation of the bodies," state regulators reported.
- Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza stated, "They should have criminal charges pressed against them for how they mishandle these bodies," while noting she is thankful for new state laws allowing immediate license suspension.
- Investigators are now working to identify the deceased and review records, while the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office continues to assist police in identifying the remains found at both locations.
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Statement From Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza On The Investigation Into Crematory Operations At Bohemian National Cemetery
SPRINGFIELD – The efforts of the Illinois Office of Comptroller (IOC) to preserve the dignity and sanctity of care of the deceased continues with an investigation into the crematory authority license at Bohemian National Cemetery Association in Chicago, Illinois.The IOC was alerted about possible violations at the crematory located on Bohemian cemetery grounds late afternoon July 21, 2026. Office staff visited the site first thing in the morning…
Hanford Sentinel
Chicago's Bohemian National Cemetery under investigation for mishandling remains, state comptroller says
A second Chicago facility is accused of mishandling human remains after nearly five dozen decomposing bodies were discovered at a Southeast Side funeral home last week. The Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium in North Park has been ordered to stop…
A funeral home in Chicago stored the dead under highly questionable conditions.
Chicago Sun Times
Usa news siteBohemian National Cemetery under investigation for improperly stored remains, equipment failures
<p>The Illinois comptroller's office announced it’s investigating Bohemian National Cemetery after a tip last month led investigators to find equipment failures and remains being improperly stored.</p><p>Investigators from the state comptroller’s office visited the cemetery the morning after the July 22 tip and found “multiple equipment failures and some human remains waiting to be cremated that were not maintained at the proper temperature,” ac…
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