Red flags about a family behind two funeral homes and crematories shut down by the state for mishandling bodies were missed in part because two different agencies regulate the death industry in Illinois.
Clark and Johanna Morgan ran Heights Crematory and South Chicago Chapel, a crematory and funeral home that have now both been shut down by the state of Illinois.
CBS News Chicago Investigators broke the story about Heights Crematory in 2025, where regulators were tipped off to horrible conditions involving mishandled bodies. The Illinois Comptroller’s Office, which regulates crematories, shut down Heights right away…