You can learn a lot about your options for the afterlife at the annual trade show, which recently ended at McCormick Place.

While some owners are adamant about keeping the business in the family while pursuing expansions and new business models, selling to an outside buyer is also an option in a highly fragmented industry.

The area, between the present-day Crypto.com Arena and the Natural History Museum, received special zoning in the early 20th century, leading to dozens of the facilities popping up. There were coffin ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Upwards of 3 million people die every year in the United States. As a funeral director who heads a university mortuary science program, I can tell you that while each individual’s ...