Saturday, August 8, 2026
Friday, August 7, 2026
100 bodies just laying around......in this heat
Owners of Far South Side funeral home have history of mishandling human remains
Last year, state officials shut down a Chicago Heights crematory, also operated by Clark and Johanna Morgan, amid allegations they had mishandled around 100 bodies at the facility.
By Sophie Sherry and Amy Yee
Aug 7, 2026, 5:15pm CDT
Workers load bodies into an SUV outside South Chicago Chapel in South Deering on the Far South Side, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, after 57 decomposing bodies were found in South Chicago Chapel, a funeral home, the night before.
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 shut down a Chicago Heights crematory, also operated by Clark and Johanna
Last year, state officials shut down a Chicago Heights crematory, also operated by Clark and Johanna Morgan, amid allegations they had mishandled around 100 bodies at the facility.
By Sophie Sherry and Amy Yee
Aug 7, 2026, 5:15pm CDT
Workers load bodies into an SUV outside South Chicago Chapel in South Deering on the Far South Side, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, after 57 decomposing bodies were found in South Chicago Chapel, a funeral home, the night before.
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 shut down a Chicago Heights crematory, also operated by Clark and Johanna
Thursday, August 6, 2026
This is how BP treats it's workers!
Inside the nearly five-month labor lockout at BP's Whiting refinery
The oil company has locked out about 800 refinery workers in Whiting without pay for 140 days.
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Aug 6, 2026, 5:30am CDT
United Steelworkers Local 7-1 members picket outside the British Petroleum oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana in July 2026.
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Not looking for a handout.....not this guy
Johnson turns up the heat on Springfield to deliver $150M in funding built into Chicago Public School budget
“I’m gonna do anything and everything that’s necessary. But, at some point .. you cannot expect me to solve everybody’s problems and the fact of the matter is I can’t,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday. “We need our state partners to continue to rise to the occasion. That’s what working people demand.”
By Fran Spielman
Aug 4, 2026, 5:08pm CDT
Mayor Brandon Johnson holds a press briefing at City Hall on Tuesday. The need for Springfield to address Chicago Public Schools was among the topics.
Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed Tuesday to do “anything and everything necessary” to keep the
“I’m gonna do anything and everything that’s necessary. But, at some point .. you cannot expect me to solve everybody’s problems and the fact of the matter is I can’t,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday. “We need our state partners to continue to rise to the occasion. That’s what working people demand.”
By Fran Spielman
Aug 4, 2026, 5:08pm CDT
Mayor Brandon Johnson holds a press briefing at City Hall on Tuesday. The need for Springfield to address Chicago Public Schools was among the topics.
Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed Tuesday to do “anything and everything necessary” to keep the
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Yawn
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces campaign for Chicago mayor
By Adam Harrington
Updated on: August 2, 2026 / 1:01 PM CDT / CBS Chicago
simply full of shit, most of the time
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias officially announced his campaign for mayor of Chicago on Sunday.
Giannoulias' team said his campaign would be "centered on restoring confidence and competence in
Updated on: August 2, 2026 / 1:01 PM CDT / CBS Chicago
simply full of shit, most of the time
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias officially announced his campaign for mayor of Chicago on Sunday.
Giannoulias' team said his campaign would be "centered on restoring confidence and competence in
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Big Pussy R.I.P.
The Sopranos star Vincent Pastore dies aged 80
US actor Vincent Pastore, who played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in the hit show The Sopranos, has died aged 80, according to several US outlets.
Pastore was found at his home in the Bronx, New York City and there was no indication of criminality,
US actor Vincent Pastore, who played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in the hit show The Sopranos, has died aged 80, according to several US outlets.
Pastore was found at his home in the Bronx, New York City and there was no indication of criminality,
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