In the north Chicago suburb of Skokie, a new 15,000 square foot funeral home is emblematic of a trend toward bright, open designs and away from the traditionally dark, somber funeral home. The ...

Funeral homes can be depressing spaces–and not just because of their function. Many of these buildings, of which there are 19,322 in the U.S. alone, are grey, windowless spaces that look like cheap ...

Read Crain's feature about the funeral industry's death spiral and the few operators managing to stay alive. Some of New York’s more successful mortuary families have adapted their approach to ...