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Congressional Panel Holds Burr Oak Cemetery Hearing (VIDEO)

AP | Rupa Shenoy | Posted 08.27.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- A patchwork of inconsistent state laws governing cemeteries allow scandals like one in suburban Chicago, where four people are accused...

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Quinn Forms Cemetery Task Force In Wake Of Burr Oak (VIDEO)

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 08.16.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has formed an oversight task force for the state's cemeteries as authorities continue to investigate a histori...

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Burr Oak Cemetery Reform Legislation Falls By The Wayside In Springfield

Chicago Tribune | Ray Long and Rick Pearson | Posted 08.16.2009 | Chicago

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State lawmakers left the State Capitol until the fall without addressing promised reforms of the cemetery industry spurred by the discoveries of disin...

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