Cremation Services in Cicero, IL

A direct cremation for a Cicero family begins at $997. Every cremation also needs a $200 county permit, certified death certificates, a state-required container, a temporary urn and sales tax on those two items. Following a hospital death, with four certified copies, a typical total comes to $1,500.96. You can test other combinations with the price calculator on our pricing page.

Cicero is in Cook County, so the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office issues the cremation permit, whether the death happens at home, in a care center or at a hospital nearby. Its fee is part of our $200 permit charge. Certified death certificates come from the Cook County Clerk’s Office, or from the City of Chicago for a death at a Chicago hospital.

Expect 5 to 10 business days for most cremations. The clock depends on the family signing the authorization, the Medical Examiner’s Office issuing the permit and the doctor certifying the death certificate. We follow each step and call you as soon as the cremated remains are ready to be returned.

No. Cicero families can arrange the whole cremation online in under 15 minutes or by phone, and we come to the place of death. Nobody has to visit a funeral home. If you would like to meet in person anyway, our offices are in Chicago, Northbrook, Naperville and Evanston.

Yes. Water cremation, or aquamation, starts at $1,897. It uses water rather than flame, is gentler on the environment and typically returns about 20% more cremated remains. With the same permit, four certificates, container, temporary urn and tax as a simple cremation, the typical total is $2,400.96.

Call 911 first. Police respond, and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office decides whether to examine your loved one before release, which can add time. You can still call us right away. We begin the paperwork, stay in contact with the Medical Examiner’s Office and bring your loved one into our care once released.

You can keep the cremated remains at home, share them among relatives or place them in a cemetery. Illinois permits scattering in a cemetery scattering garden, or on private property where the owner agrees. Public parks, forest preserves and Lake Michigan need advance permission from the agency that manages them. Urns start at $95 if you want one.

Tell the nurse that your family has chosen Caring Cremations and share our number, (773) 866-2273. MacNeal is in Berwyn, in Cook County, so the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office issues the permit and certified copies come through the Cook County Clerk. We coordinate the release, bring your husband into our care and file everything for you.