Patch Flash: Bodies Found Stacked in South Suburban Cemetery

Cook County Sheriff’s officers discovered 11 bodies stacked in a south suburban cemetery, that were supposed to be buried. The Homewood Memorial Gardens owner said the bodies had not been buried because the cemetery was short staffed amid an increase in indigent burials. The bodies were buried on Saturday. The cemetery holds a long-standing contract with the state where it is paid $1,600 by the state for each public burial it performs. While the down economic times have meant an increase in demand for such burials, the state drastically cut funding for the program last year.

. An autopsy Saturday by the Cook County Medical examiner determined Eric Lederman died from bleeding in the brain after being hit in the head by a baseball.

Walsh, who is running against Democrat Tammy Duckworth in the hotly contested District 8 race, arrived in a white recreational vehicle that he will be using in his campaign over the next seven months. “The message on the RV is simple. The message is clear,” Walsh said to cheers from the crowd of about 60 Tea Party members and supporters. “It’s time. Are you ready? Are we ready?

due to a possible health risk from Salmonella. Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials.  No illnesses have been reported in association with the recall.

From May 1 through Aug. 1, the Illinois Department of Transportation is planning to close Shermer Road between Lee and Dundee roads in order to replace parts of the bridge over the middle fork of the north branch of the Chicago River.

The plan for a massively-expanded city bicycle sharing program, set to launch this fall, took another step toward fruition Friday, thanks to the stamp of approval from a City Council committee. Chicago's Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee approved an ordinance allowing the city to contract with the Portland, Ore.-based Alta Bicycle Share, Inc., for the $19.5 million program, which would provide 3,000 bikes at 300 solar-powered sharing kiosks citywide yet this year, followed by another 1,000 bikes and 100 kiosks in 2013.