Male body pulled from Chicago River in downtown, police say

Friday, December 1, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A male body was found in the Chicago River in downtown Friday morning.

The man was discovered in the water around 9:37 a.m. in the 0-100 block of East Wacker Drive in the Loop, Chicago police said.
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The Chicago Fire Department extracted the body from the water. Police pronounced him dead at the scene.

The man's identity was not immediately known. An autopsy is pending, police said.
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Police are conducting a death investigation.

No further information was immediately available.
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