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Cremation Services in Illinois

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.

All States3836Alabama123Alaska19Arizona53Arkansas178California459Colorado131Connecticut132Delaware42District of Columbia11Florida499Georgia247Hawaii18Idaho50Illinois320Indiana272Iowa183Kansas129Kentucky129Nevada63New Jersey222New York556
All of Illinois320Adams County1Bond County1Brown County1Bureau County2Calhoun County1Carroll County1Champaign County6Christian County1Clay County1Clinton County1Coles County2Cook County83Crawford County2DuPage County15Effingham2Franklin County3Fulton County2Grundy County3Hancock County1Hardin County1Henderson County1Henry County2Jefferson County1Jersey County1Jo Daviess County3Johnson County1Kane County8Kankakee3Kendall County7Knox County2Lake County12LaSalle County3Lee County1Livingston County1Logan County1Macon County6Macoupin County1Madison County10Marion County3Mason County2McHenry County11McLean County4Menard County1Mercer County1Monroe County2Montgomery County1Moultrie County1Ogle County1Peoria4Perry County1Pulaski County2Randolph County1Rock Island11Saline County1Sangamon County6St. Clair County12Stephenson County2Tazewell County6Union County1Vermilion County4Wabash County1Warren County1Washington County2Whiteside County2Will County23Williamson County2Winnebago County13Woodford County4
All servicesBurial158Cremation320Green burial26Pre-need arrangements196Veterans services70Out-of-state and international transport30Human composting1Water cremation (aquamation)16Home funeral support1
Any faithJewish12Catholic6Orthodox Christian8Muslim2Hindu4
Any languageSpanish36Vietnamese1Korean1Russian4Polish9

Licence rows come from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Funeral Directors and Embalmers Unit; what a home offers comes from its own site. SimplyTrust lists no prices, no reviews and no rankings, and does not endorse any home. Contact a home directly for its general price list, which the Funeral Rule requires it to provide.

320 funeral homes and crematories offering cremation in Illinois

A.A. Rayner & Sons Funeral Home

318 East 71st Street, Chicago, IL 60619

South Side Chicago funeral home founded in 1947 and run by the founding family's third and fourth generations, with a second home on the West Side. Stays open late for visitations and has an award-winning cosmetics team.

CremationPre-need arrangements

1-773-846-6133

Acacia Park Crematory

7800 W. Irving Park, Chicago, IL 60634

Chicago crematory at Acacia Park Cemetery, run with the cemetery by the family behind Rago Brothers Funeral Homes. The family's Northwest funeral home stands on the same block, and its 3rd, 4th and 5th generations work in the business.

CrematoryCremation

1-773-276-7800

Andrew J. McGann & Son Funeral Home

10727 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60655

Chicago funeral home with 10,000 square feet of space, four visitation rooms, two reception lounges and a coffee lounge. Hosts catered events, coordinates visitations at a private residence, produces tribute videos and completes funeral planning by phone or email.

Cremation

1-773-783-7700

Anello Funeral & Cremation Services, P.C.

1841 S. Calumet Ave. Unit 1606, Chicago, IL 60616

Chicago funeral and cremation service without a large building or chapels: arrangements are made at the family's home or another convenient place, and its one-day visitation and service packages are held at a church. Its packages include direct cremation by alkaline hydrolysis and donation to science.

BurialCremation

1-847-951-9953

Cage Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation

7651 S. Jeffery Blvd., Chicago, IL 60649

Chicago funeral home and chapel that has offered funeral, memorial and cremation services since 1977, owned since 2019 by the owners of Coston Funeral Homes, a Pittsburgh firm founded in 1963. Cremations can be arranged online, and it also serves South Holland and Dolton.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangements

1-773-721-8900

Caring Cremations, Inc.

3517 N. Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60641

Chicago funeral home and cremation provider in Irving Park, owned and run by its family since 2018 and independent of any national company. Its building has a chapel, a private visitation room, a gathering room and an urn selection room. Families can arrange online and track each step, and it handles the consulate paperwork, translations and flight to send remains to Mexico.

Catholic funeralsSpanish spokenBurialCremationWater cremation (aquamation)+2

1-773-866-2273

Christian Undertaker Services

3526 N. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60641

Chicago funeral home founded in 1994 with a chapel that seats 125, off-street parking, a lounge with light refreshments and a children's play room. Services are held at the funeral home or the family's church.

BurialCremation

1-773-478-3240

Cremation Enterprises LLC

320 W Ohio St., STE 3W, Chicago, IL 60654

Chicago cremation provider founded by two brothers, serving Chicagoland and Northern and Central Illinois as well as five other Midwest states. Arrangements can be made online from home or by phone, answered by a person around the clock; cremated remains are delivered to the family's door, and a final family viewing can be held at its crematory facility.

Cremation

1-224-250-9711

Demeros Funeral and Cremation Services

7566 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60631

Independently owned Chicago funeral home with Greek Orthodox funeral care, supplying the icons, the Orthodox cross for the casket, the burial shroud and Greek prayer cards. Holds wakes and services at funeral chapels, churches and private venues across the Chicago area, and comes to the family when they cannot reach its office.

Orthodox Christian funeralsBurialCremationPre-need arrangements

1-847-302-7176

Drake & Son Funeral Home

5303 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625

Chicago funeral home on three and a half acres, with three chapels for services of different sizes, a coffee lounge and ample parking. It has served Chicago since 1956.

Spanish spokenCremation

1-773-561-6874

Elmwood Chapel, Ltd.

11200 South Ewing Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617

Funeral chapel on Chicago's East Side opened in 1989, one of three Elmwood Chapel homes with St. John and Cedar Lake, Indiana. Its cremations are performed at the family's own crematory in Cedar Lake under a Certified Crematory Operator, families may view the start of a cremation, and visitation and funeral can be held the same day.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangements

1-773-731-2749

Evans Funeral Home, Ltd.

6453 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60636

Chicago funeral home founded in 1964 and still run by the founder's children, with a spacious chapel and viewing rooms added in a 1979 renovation. A family member greets each family, conducts the arrangement consultation and serves on the day of the service.

BurialCremationOut-of-state and international transport

1-773-925-0800

Gardner Funeral Home Inc.

2533 West 71st Street, Chicago, IL 60629

Chicago funeral home founded in 1995, with three chapels and secured onsite parking. Arranges Islamic funerals (Janazah) with the local Muslim community, including ghusl, kafan and Salat al-Janazah.

Muslim funeralsCremation

1-773-737-2734

Gatling's Chapel, Inc.

10133 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60628

Chicago funeral chapel established in 1985, one of two Gatling's Chapel locations with a second chapel in South Holland. Has pre-need counselors and takes death calls 24 hours a day.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangements

1-773-881-4111

Grein Funeral Directors

2114 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60618

Chicago funeral home founded in 1889 and independently owned since, in an Art Deco building dedicated in 1931 with four chapels and a reception lounge of original carved wood paneling. Serves Chicago and Lake County.

Cremation

1-773-588-6336

Griesel Jimenez Stodden Funeral Home

10240 South Ewing Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617

Chicago funeral home founded in 1919 and owned since 2003 by a family of licensed funeral directors and embalmers. Has a single-family chapel and transports the deceased to and from Mexico.

BurialCremationOut-of-state and international transport

1-773-768-0632

Inclusive Funeral Care

4880 N. Clark St #C4778, Chicago, IL 60640

Queer-owned Chicago funeral and cremation firm led by two licensed funeral directors; a caller reaches a funeral director directly at any hour, with no answering service. It arranges flame or water cremation the family may witness, home funerals, celebrant-led ceremonies, repatriation abroad and private Lake Michigan scatterings.

BurialCremationWater cremation (aquamation)Green burialPre-need arrangements+3

1-773-318-1305

Jones Funeral Home

3240 W. 79th Street, Chicago, IL 60652

Family owned Chicago funeral home founded in 1964 that serves families of all faiths, customs and traditions.

Cremation

1-773-778-0400

Malec & Sons Funeral Home

6000 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646

Chicago funeral home serving families since 1935, with multiple chapels, one seating up to 500, and a large reception area. Overnight and in-home visitations can be arranged.

Cremation

1-773-774-4100

Marin Funeral Home

2744 West 51st Street, Chicago, IL 60632

Chicago funeral home opened in 1999 by the third generation of a funeral family that dates to 1923. Embalming and preparation are done on its own premises, it serves one family at a time, and its chapel is open to any denominational service, with a room for video tributes.

Spanish spokenBurialCremationPre-need arrangementsOut-of-state and international transport

1-773-436-2746
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