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It has been less than a year since the Burr Oak Cemetery Grave Scandal was exposed. Today the Cemetery has been sold. A Bankruptcy Judge has authorized the sale Of the Cemetery from Perpetua, Inc To Cemecare with a catch.

The Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal brought about National Legislation moving through Congress, the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act of 2009.

Snippet on the condition of sale
There is a catch to the deal: It’s contingent on obtaining permission to perform burials in 9 acres on the northern side of Burr Oak Cemetery. It’s the area the workers allegedly used as a dumping ground for human remains. via abclocal.go.com

Over 300 graves were desecrated at Burr Oak, and bones were piled up around the cemetery.

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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
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Burr Oak Cemetery has reopened (sort of). If want  to check up on a loved one’s grave you can visit the cemetery before November 27th

Burr Oak Cemetery

Burr Oak Cemetery

You cannot drive there or walk in until November 27th 2009.Your ticket can be obtained  from  the owner of the Cemetery’s Burr Oak site, Perpetua, Inc at http://www.burroakalsip.com/

Burr Oak Cemetery is the site where Three Hundred Graves were desecrated and bones where piled up all over the Cemetery.Four people were arrested  THERE IS MORE THAN A WORLD OF HURT THERE that still needs to still be resolved.

Part of the plan to keep traffic at the cemetery down is to open up on Black Friday the busiest shopping day of the Year.

More detailed Information can be found here.

In order to correct the Burr Oak Cemetery situation Illinois has proposed cemetery reform and the  NATIONAL House of Representatives has proposed the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act.

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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
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A group of Independent Funeral directors have Reported on the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act. The Order of the Golden Rule (OGR)  has reported on the new Cemetery Reform legislation in the Congress.  The legislation was  created in response to the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal near Chicago, Illinois.

Burr Oak Cemetery

Burr Oak Cemetery

U. S. Rep. Bobby Rush, Ill., introduced the Bereaved Consumer’s Bill of Rights Act, Oct. 3 in the wake of the Burrr Cemetery scandal in Chicago last summer when law enforcement officials charged four Burr Oak employees for moving buried bodies in order to re-sell the burial plots., Rush chairs the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. In a written statement, Rush says his act would bring more regulations to the cemetery industry across the country. He says it would help prevent another Burr Oak from occurring. in late September a state panel investigating the matter also called on more government oversight of the cemetery industry. The four Burr Oak employees have pleaded not guilty. Following the Burr Oak discovery in July, Rush held hearings and promised to find some way to avoid another Burr Oak by protecting consumers. On Monday, he introduced a bill that gives more teeth to an already existing Federal Trade Commission rule that prohibits deceptive practices by the funeral industry. The bill will require cemeteries to keep clear records.”-Read more

via ogr.org

The Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act is also known as the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act

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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
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Green Burials may become mainstream sooner than expected due to recent burial scandals.

Green Burials may become mainstream sooner than expected due to recent burial scandals.

Green Burials may come to Main Street in October 2009. If a green burials in 2009  It will happen soon.

Events in 2009 are moving the GREEN FUNERAL MOVEMENT a long

The Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal, The Eden Memorial Park Grave desecration and the introduction of National Legislation on Funeral and Cemetery Reform are contributing factors for a for more green funerals and burials on Main Street.

There is a a great article on this here:

Grave Matters – A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial: Green Burial Coming Out Big in October.

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
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The New National Funeral and Cemetery Legislation revealed on 9.21.09 is a big game changer for the Cemetery and Funeral Business in the United States of America.

The Bereaved Consumers Protection Act is in the the legislative process in the US  Congress.

The Bereaved Consumers Protection Act is in the the legislative process in the US Congress.

This Legislation will pass. The Legislation was created in response to the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal where over 300 graves were desecrated. Last week a  Service Corporation International(SCI) cemetery scandal was revealed at Eden Memorial Park  in Mission Hills, California. 5oo graves were desecrated at that location.

There is an authority blog on this subject. View it here: BereavedConsumersProtectionAct.com

Snippet From the Bereaved Consumers Protection Act.com website

“This proposed  law will do three things:

1. Spell out Consumer rights in interactions with Cemeteries.

2. require record keeping standards for Cemeteries.

3. Strengthen the Funeral Rule- making deceptive practices in  funerals more difficulty

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