Police said the shooting happened in the Logan Square neighborhood's 2600 block of North Sawyer Avenue just after 6:30 a.m.
A 29-year-old man, shot in his body, was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
What led up to the shooting was not immediately clear.
No one is in custody and area detectives are investigating.
Authorities did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
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