Cost of obituary/death notice in Chicago Tribune

Factual Questions
1

I don’t need this right away, thank goodness, but does anyone know how the Tribune charges for a death notice? Per word? Per inch? Or a flat fee for the first so many words?

I’m trying to help my brother plan, but we are hoping this won’t be needed for a couple months. I guess I’m too upset to call and try to get a human to talk to at the Trib, so I thought I would see if anyone here has experience. He will also need a couple of those
things that say:
Smith see Fred Jones

2

I’m afraid I don’t know for obits precisely. From their website,

For comparison, placing a wedding announcement in the classifieds runs $99 for 5 lines of text and a photograph.

3

Don’t know the price either, but those are called cross-references.