Lincolnwood Review

Body found along Chicago River in Lincolnwood

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Updated: October 24, 2012 10:09PM

LINCOLNWOOD — A person found a dead body Thursday in the North Branch of the Chicago River in Lincolnwood.

A caller reported the body at the North Branch of the Chicago River near the 6800 block of North Kedzie Avenue to Lincolnwood police about 12:30 p.m. and the Illinois State Police crime lab and the Department of Natural Resources responded, said State Police spokeswoman Monique Bond.

The unidentified man, believed to be in his 50s, was dead on the scene, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office, which will perform an autopsy Friday.





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