Cremation Services in Tinley Park, IL

Direct Cremation starts at $997. Every cremation also carries the county permit ($200), the state-required alternative container ($160), a temporary urn ($25) and sales tax on those two items. Certified death certificates are optional ($40 for the first, $20 for each one after). Following a hospital death, the usual total is $1,400.96. Our pricing page has a calculator if you want to check your own numbers.

It depends on where the death happens. Most of Tinley Park is in Cook County, where the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office issues the cremation permit. The southwest section, roughly south of 183rd Street and west of Harlem Avenue, is in Will County, where the Will County Coroner issues it. You do not need to contact either office yourself; we file with the right one and order your certified copies.

For most Tinley Park families, the cremation is completed within 5 to 10 business days. The schedule depends on how quickly the family signs the authorization, when the Medical Examiner or coroner approves the cremation permit, and when the death certificate is completed. If you need things to move faster, optional expedited cremation is available for $150.

No. You can arrange everything online in under 15 minutes or over the phone at (773) 866-2273, and a visit is never required. If you would rather sit down with someone in person, you are welcome at any of our offices in Chicago, Evanston, Northbrook and Naperville.

Yes. Water cremation, sometimes called aquamation, is available from $1,897. Instead of flame, the process uses water; it is gentler on the environment and usually gives the family about 20% more cremated remains than flame cremation. With the same permit, container and urn as a typical hospital case, the typical total is $2,300.96.

Call 911 first. When a death is sudden or unexpected, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office may need to review it before your loved one can be released. Once you have chosen Caring Cremations, call us, and we will coordinate with the Medical Examiner, arrange the transfer as soon as release is given, and keep you informed along the way.

Zion Lutheran’s cemetery is on 167th Street, and Good Shepherd Cemetery and Orland Memorial Park are just west in Orland Park. Many cemeteries accept cremated remains in a plot or niche, and each sets its own rules, so call the cemetery office first. Private land is also allowed with the owner’s permission, and many families keep the urn at home.

Advocate South Suburban Hospital, at 17800 S. Kedzie Ave. in Hazel Crest, is in Cook County, so the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office issues the cremation permit. Let the nursing staff know Caring Cremations is your provider, then call us. We arrange the transfer from the hospital and handle the permit. A hospital death usually does not involve the $295 immediate removal charge.