Waterloo crematory of Greystone Crematory, a direct cremation business, in a building built in 2016. Families may be present at the time of cremation, and the building has a public area for small memorial services.
320 funeral homes and crematories offering cremation in Illinois, listed by city and county. Each listing names the services the home offers, the faiths it serves and the languages its staff speak, with its address, its phone and a link to its general price list where it posts one.
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320 funeral homes and crematories offering cremation in Illinois
Waterloo crematory of Greystone Crematory, a direct cremation business, in a building built in 2016. Families may be present at the time of cremation, and the building has a public area for small memorial services.
Waterloo direct cremation business created by the family that runs Quernheim Funeral Home, with its own crematory in a building built in 2016. Arrangements are made online and by phone, and the building has a public area for small memorial services and for families present at the cremation.
Waukegan crematory in the historic landmark Peterson & Patch Funeral Home, a building from 1875, that also performs cremations for many local funeral homes.
West Chicago cremation provider and funeral chapel with an onsite crematory. Its spacious chapel hosts three-hour Hindu poojas, streamed online and recorded, followed immediately by a witnessed cremation.
West Chicago cremation provider and funeral chapel with an onsite crematory where the family may witness the cremation. Its chapel hosts three-hour Hindu poojas, streamed online and recorded, and arrangements can be made in person or through its website.
West Dundee funeral home founded in 1939, in its present building since 1949, and locally and family owned. The home-like building is handicap accessible, and it serves families from East Dundee, Carpentersville, Sleepy Hollow, Gilberts, Algonquin and Elgin.
Family-owned Westchester funeral home founded in Chicago in 1885 and run by the third and fourth generations of the founding family; it opened its Westchester facilities in 1974. It works with the area's Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Serbian Orthodox churches and serves towns from Chicago and Oak Park to Elmhurst, Hinsdale and Downers Grove.
Westmont funeral home, opened in 2010, that hosts one family at a time, with a sister location in Downers Grove. Food and drink can be served during services at the funeral home, and it works often with Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. It serves Westmont, Clarendon Hills and Darien and answers calls around the clock without an answering service.
Wheaton funeral home, family owned and at its present site since 1943, that serves one family at a time and gives that family the whole building. It runs its own crematory in Carol Stream, opened in 2022, offers flameless water cremation and holds Hindu puja services with a witnessed cremation at the Carol Stream facility.
Wheeling funeral home of the same family since 1930, in a 1935 colonial house with large video screens for services. It was the first funeral home in the country to hold a liquor license and offers cocktail receptions; its Chicago Greek Funerals service specializes in Greek Orthodox rites. It also serves Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights, Lincolnshire, Northbrook and Prospect Heights.
Willowbrook funeral home opened in 2005 by a fourth-generation family business that has handled funerals in the Chicago area since 1882, with a sister home in Berwyn since 1960. Holds a holiday memorial candle-lighting service every year.
Winnebago crematory of Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, on the grounds of the firm's Genandt Chapel. Families can say a private goodbye right before the cremation.
Wonder Lake funeral home established in 1972 and bought in 1985 by the Justen firm, whose roots in McHenry County go back to 1882.
Wood River funeral home, family owned and operated since 1978, in a building built as a funeral home in 1926. Has a large chapel and a lounge for family and friends.
Wood River funeral home in business since 1901 and at its present location since 1927, serving Riverbend families. Arranges military and national cemetery burials, public assistance burials and anatomical donation, and service, fraternal and sorority organizations may conduct special services.
Crematory of Pitchford Funeral Home in Wood River, installed on the funeral home's own premises in April 2025.
Wood River funeral home serving the Riverbend since it opened in 2008, with its own crematory on the premises since April 2025. An owner answers calls 24 hours a day.
Woodstock cemetery, open since 1939, with a pond, shade trees and an indoor mausoleum holding crypts and glass-front niches. It also arranges traditional funerals.
Yorkville funeral home of Nelson Funeral Homes, a group that began with a Hinckley funeral home opened in 1902 and has grown to seven locations in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Crematorium of Mt. Olivet Memorial Park, a Zion cemetery opened in 1902; the crematorium was added in 1989 and a second cremation unit in 2008. The cemetery has a mausoleum complex with niches, crypts and an indoor chapel, and an underground ossuary.