Body found near Calumet River on South Side: Chicago police

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Body found near Calumet River on South Side: CPD
Chicago police are conducting a death investigation for a body found near the Calumet River in the 2100 block of East 130th Street.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A body was found on the Calumet River bank on the city's South Side on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said.

Police said a male person, whose age was not immediately known, was found unresponsive in the 2100 block of East 130th Street, near the water, just before 2 p.m.

The victim was pronounced dead on the scene. Area Two detectives are conducting a death investigation.

Further information was not immediately available.

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