Article: Burr Oak Cemetery scandal digs up pain for families

Article: Obama's father-in-law not buried at Burr Oak
SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL);  July 15, 2009 ;     475 words ... ... Robinson was buried at Burr Oak, where a quartet ... off the books. The Cook County Clerk's office ... about two miles from Burr Oak. Robinson, who ... believed to be buried at Burr Oak, officials from the Cook County sheriff's office ...

Article: Head of Catholic Cemeteries takes over at Burr Oak
SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL);  July 16, 2009 ;     615 words ... ... scandal-ridden Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip ... court hearing, Cook County Circuit Judge Stuart ... temporarily oversee Burr Oak, which has been ... and was buried at Burr Oak. Fifteen lawsuits have been filed in Cook County Circuit Court as ...

Article: Burr Oak scandal 'pretty disheartening' Good ...
News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  July 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... down - what's happening at Burr Oak - as a professional, it's ... top customer service." At Burr Oak, crews are loading burial records ... Chicago, has been appointed by a Cook County judge to oversee Burr Oak, which had been privately run ...

Article: Burr Oak shut through Aug. 1
Chicago Sun-Times (IL);  July 17, 2009 ;     306 words ...Burr Oak Cemetery will not reopen until about Aug. 1, its newly appointed ... judge appointed Wednesday to temporarily oversee the cemetery. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart closed Burr Oak on July 10 after declaring the grounds a crime scene. Szabelski ...

Article: Burr Oak's sister cemetery provides glimpse into ...
SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL);  July 22, 2009 ;     613 words ... ... hundreds of graves at Burr Oak by digging up the bodies ... them elsewhere in the Burr Oak property. It's alleged ... colleagues in the scheme. The Cook County sheriff's department, which is handling the Burr Oak investigation, knew Towns ...

Article: Trial Attorney Willie Gary Expects Total Damages to Exceed $1 ...
Science Letter;  August 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... for families affected by Burr Oak Cemetery's fraud and ... fraud and deception of Burr Oak Cemetery. The lawsuit ... in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (case # 2009L008533 ... related companies, that own Burr Oak Cemetery. "There is ...

Article: Burr Oak manager ran two cemeteries
SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL);  July 21, 2009 ;     374 words ... ... reselling scheme at Burr Oak Cemetery also managed ... Carolyn Towns also managed Burr Oak's sister cemetery ... least four years. The Cook County sheriff's department ... investigation into the grisly Burr Oak scheme, did check Cedar ...