Town Hall Planned To Discuss Cemetery In Homer Glen

HOMER GLEN, IL — The Village of Homer Glen will hold a town hall meeting on Tuesday, to discuss a planned cemetery on Meader Road.

According to the Village, those attending the meeting will include Homer Glen Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike, Homer Township Supervisor and Will County Board member Steve Balich, Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, State Rep. Tim Ozinga, and Will County Board members Frank Pretzel and Jim Richmond.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Village Hall, 14240 W 151st St.

The cemetery, called The Muslim Cemetery, is in unincorporated Homer Glen, on a 40-acre property at 18131 S. Meader Road.

According to the cemetery's website, over 24,000 graves could be accommodated at this site. The cemetery is open to all Muslims "who desire to be buried in a dedicated Muslim cemetery in accordance with Sunnah (eco-friendly)," the website states.

An eco-friendly burial has no embalming of the body, and no casket. The body "is wrapped in a biodegradable shroud and placed directly into the earth," according to the cemetery website.

On its website, the cemetery said it plans to open by mid-2023. The project gained initial county approval in September 2021, and a county permit was approved in February 2023, according to the website.