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Cook County clerk’s office cites lack of special paper for delays in issuing vital records following...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe death of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has led to delays in issuing vital records, including...
NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus' Cause of Death Revealed
People via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe former Chicago Bears linebacker died at 80 on Oct. 5 Cindy Ord/Getty Dick Butkus Dick Butkus,...
Pennsylvania lawmakers push to find out causes of death for older adults in abuse or neglect cases
WHTM via Yahoo News· 1 month agoHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are pushing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to...
Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough dies at 73
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoCook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, a fixture in state and local Democratic Party politics who successfully championed legislation to ban the death...
Deadnaming, misgendering and more: A trans and nonbinary community grapples with end-of-life...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — When COVID-19 first hit Chicago in 2020, essential worker Elias Renaud texted his sister...
State regulators failed to act on Carlinville funeral director who mishandled remains
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 5 months agoState regulators allowed a Carlinville funeral director to operate for months despite a complaint...
License of Carlinville funeral home director suspended
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe owner of Heinz Funeral Home in Carlinville had his license to operate in Illinois revoked...
State struggles to implement 2019 law that allows ‘X’ gender on IDs for nonbinary residents
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIt’s been nearly four years since an Illinois law opened the door for nonbinary residents to mark...
At least 80 families received wrong remains from southwest Illinois funeral home
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe wrong cremains were buried in a national cemetery. Bodies cremated under the wrong name. The...
Stuck in red tape: A Venezuelan migrant’s labyrinthine pursuit of the American dream for her US-born...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoYolexi Cubillan worried as she waited in line with her infant son and hundreds of other Venezuelans...