Illinois Coroner to Poor: Pay $1000 or County Keeps Remains

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NYT
A coroner in western Illinois is facing sharp criticism for how he handles poor people who can't afford to bury their loved ones: He has them sign over their rights to the deceased, leaving them without the death certificate, then cremates the bod...
Published date: May 4, 2018 at 07:52PM
AP
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