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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Aug 7, 11:22 PM
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 happened The remains were discovered Thursday in various states of decomposition at South Chicago Chapel.
The headline split 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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Left / center-leftOver 50 decomposing bodies found inside Chicago funeral home
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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Aug 8, 12:23 AM
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.
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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 8, 12:04 AM
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...
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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Aug 7, 11:22 PM
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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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Aug 7, 11:22 PM
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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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Aug 7, 11:22 PM
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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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Aug 7, 11:22 PM
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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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Aug 7, 11:22 PM
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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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Aug 7, 11:22 PM
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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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Aug 7, 11:22 PM
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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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Aug 7, 11:22 PM
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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The IndependentNews report · Aug 7, 11:17 PM
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
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New York Times USNews report · Aug 7, 11:04 PM
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.
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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Aug 7, 10:28 PM
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.
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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Aug 7, 10:15 PM
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...
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Now: Wording Gap is 64/99 and story health is live match · 15 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.