7 funeral homes and crematories offering green burial in Cook County, Illinois, listed by city. 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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7 funeral homes and crematories offering green burial in Cook County
Arlington Heights funeral home in a red brick building with four chapels, two reception lounges, and caskets, vaults, urns and clothing to choose from on site. Named Glueckert Funeral Home in 1976 and part of Dignity Memorial since 2024, it offers attended and water cremation and works with two Chicago-area cemeteries that provide natural burials.
Barrington funeral home, formerly Stirlen-Pieper, serving the Barrington area since 1861 and under its present owners since 1996. Its two chapels hold large visitations or small gatherings, and cremations are performed at the group's own crematories in Crystal Lake and Lake Zurich.
Brookfield funeral home run by the Hitzeman family for five generations since its founding in Chicago in 1904; its Brookfield building opened in 1963 and was renovated in 2009 with a new chapel and a full selection room. Its chapels sit on one ADA-compliant floor with parking for 100 cars in procession, and it guides families planning a green burial.
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.
Chicago funeral home certified by the Green Burial Council, with three chapels seating 135, 75 and 20, each with a monitor and sound system, a coffee lounge and valet parking. Arranges repatriation abroad, has death doulas families can contact, and takes pre-arrangements online.
Chicago funeral home of a family firm dating to 1912 and now in its fourth generation, with three chapels and a lounge where guests can have food and drinks before or after a service. The firm has its own crematory and serves Greek Orthodox families together with Adinamis Funeral Directors.
Palatine funeral home opened in 1987, one of three run by a family firm dating to 1912 and now in its fourth generation. Has three chapels, two arrangement rooms and a lounge; the firm has its own crematory and serves Greek Orthodox families together with Adinamis Funeral Directors.
