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Remains of 56 people found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
The remains were discovered Thursday in various states of decomposition at South Chicago Chapel.
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Remains of 56 people found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
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What happenedThe remains were discovered Thursday in various states of decomposition at South Chicago Chapel.
What changedThe left frames it as "Over 50 decomposing bodies found inside Chicago funeral home". The center frames it as "More than 50 decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 15 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format
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64WORDING GAP
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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Over 50 decomposing bodies found inside Chicago funeral home". The center frames it as "More than 50 decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home".
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Center ·News report
WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)44m ago
Family describes red flags at South Chicago Chapel days before more than 50 decomposing bodies were discovered
More than 50 decomposing bodies were found inside South Chicago Chapel Thursday evening, and the family who says they were the last funeral before the chapel was shut down is speaking out.
Center ·News report
WLS / ABC7 Chicago1h ago
Cook County ME working to ID decomposing bodies found at Southeast Side funeral home
An investigation is ongoing at a Chicago funeral home where officials said more than 50 bodies were found in various states of decomposition. Families of deceased loved ones showed up to th...
Center ·News report
Remains of 56 people found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
The remains were discovered Thursday in various states of decomposition at South Chicago Chapel.
Center ·News report
KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)1h ago
Remains of 56 people found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
The remains were discovered Thursday in various states of decomposition at South Chicago Chapel.
Center ·News report
Remains of 56 people found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
The remains were discovered Thursday in various states of decomposition at South Chicago Chapel.
Center ·News report
Remains of 56 people found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
The remains were discovered Thursday in various states of decomposition at South Chicago Chapel.
Center ·News report
WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)2h ago
Remains of 56 people found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
The remains were discovered Thursday in various states of decomposition at South Chicago Chapel.
Center ·News report
Remains of 56 people found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
The remains were discovered Thursday in various states of decomposition at South Chicago Chapel.
Center ·News report
Remains of 56 people found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
The remains were discovered Thursday in various states of decomposition at South Chicago Chapel.
Center ·News report
Remains of 56 people found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
The remains were discovered Thursday in various states of decomposition at South Chicago Chapel.
Center-left ·News report
The Independent2h ago
Over 50 decomposing bodies found inside Chicago funeral home
Officials said the conditions at the funeral home were so deplorable that there were maggots on the bodies
Center-left ·News report
New York Times US1h ago
More Than 50 Decomposing Bodies Are Found in a Chicago Funeral Home
The authorities said the bodies were found in various of stages of decomposition. It was not clear how long they had been there.
Center ·News report
More than 50 decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home
More than 50 decomposing bodies were found Thursday night inside a southeast side Chicago funeral home.
Center-left ·News report
Chicago Sun-Times2h ago
Owners of Far South Side funeral home have history of mishandling human remains
The discovery of over 50 decomposing bodies in a South Deering funeral home was not the first time its business’ operators were found to have mishandled remains. Last year, state officials...