56 decomposing bodies discovered at Far South Side funeral home

We're following an important local story today that could be disturbing for some listeners. Dozens of decomposing bodies were found at a Far South Side funeral home yesterday. The area around South Chicago Chapel on 95th Street was blocked off by police, and bodies were still being loaded into vehicles this morning. Chicago Sun-Times reporter Cindy Hernandez has been reporting on this developing story. HOST: LARA

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