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Chicago’s far Southeast side is an industrial area. Many residents are used to strange smells wafting through the air. But the smell coming from a nearby funeral home was different.
2 minutes Posted Aug 11, 2026 at 8:59 pm.
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The South Deering neighborhood is in a historically heavy industrial area.
This area was once home to large steel mills that have since closed.
There are still other factories and they’ve caused a stink with neighbors.
But longtime resident Eren Hernandez says a new stink – that came about a couple of weeks ago – is different.
HOST: MELBA