Insurer Sues Illinois Funeral Directors to Deny Their Claims
March 19, 2009 - The troubles for Illinois funeral homes continue to mount, as its trade group is involved in an insurance-coverage dispute related to problems with a...
Financial Adviser Loses License Over Funeral Trust Fund Losses
March 14, 2009 - A Merrill Lynch financial adviser in Springfield has temporarily lost his state license, as Illinois regulators continue to investigate investment losses in a $300...
Garrett County Funeral Home Owner Arrested
March 2, 2009, - The owner of Stewart Funeral Home, Bradley Allen Stewart, 60, of Oakland was charged Wednesday with multiple counts of felony theft, theft by scheme...
Body Rots in Hearse, Ala. Funeral Director Charged
Feb 27, 2009 - A funeral director accused of leaving a woman's body to decay in a parked hearse after her relatives failed to pay the bill was...
Pre-Need Funeral Investor Demands Repayment of Principal
February 23, 2009 - Lynda Canger of Lake Zurich didn?t think she had to worry about her father-in-law?s funeral. Then she called the funeral home near Chicago where...
Burris Linked to Troubled Trade Association
Newly appointed Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., has dealt with questions about his ties to impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but now questions are being raised about his links to...
Funeral Home Directors Lose Licenses over Plan to Sell Body Parts Without Consent
January 7, 2009 - Two Newark-area funeral directors agreed to turn in their mortuary science licenses after they were cited for planning to harvest body parts from corpses...
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush Unveils The Bereaved Consumers Protection Act
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush unveiled legislation today that would expand the powers of the federal government by creating a new level of oversight for cemeteries to prevent the...
Flashy Funerals – A Last Chance to Make a Good Impression
The hunter's family came in with a simple photograph of the deceased, snapped during a trek through the woods. The funeral director asked the family members to describe...
Economy Takes Toll on Funeral Planning
Recession stresses have changed the way many in the Rochester community look at life. And death, too. Local funeral homes, cemeteries, florists and ancillary businesses report that families...