The St. Johannes Cemetery is the historic cemetery that borders Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. An Illinois judge recently approved the transfer of cemetery land to the city of Chicago for construction of a new runway, and the city began relocating graves. Last week, however, a state appellate court issued a restraining order that prevents the city from relocating any more graves so that family members of those buried in the cemetery can appeal the land transfer, which they claim violates the religious rights of the deceased.
See Matt Bartosik, City Barred from Removing Graves Near O’Hare, NBC Chicago, Feb. 19, 2010.
