Burr Oak Cemetery Update 07/16/2009

HELLO, THIS IS THE COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH AN UPDATE ON THE SITUATION AT BURR OAK CEMETERY.   ON THURSDAY, JULY 16TH, THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY APPOINTED A RECEIVER TO TAKE OVER MANAGEMENT OF BURR OAK DUE TO NEGLECT AND CRIMINAL CONDUCT AT THE CEMETERY.    THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS WORKING WITH THE NEW CEMETERY MANAGER TO FACILITATE THE ORDERLY TRANSFER OF THE CEMETERY'S DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.   THE COURT APPOINTED RECEIVER WILL DETERMINE WHEN THE CEMETERY WILL RE-OPEN.   MEANWHILE, THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE F.B.I. PROCESSING THE CRIME SCENE.   WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH UPDATED INFORMATION AS SOON AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.   Please click and save the following  link in your web browser for the Cook County Sheriff's Burr Oak Cemetery information web page and check  this page for current updates   http://www.cookcountysheriff.org/BurrOak/BurrOak_main.html