William Cobb's body was discovered in an alley near 66th and Yale on Monday morning.
According to the medical examiner, the incident is being investigated by Area Central Detectives as a non-criminal death pending an autopsy report.
Cobb's family does not believe this is a cold-related death.
They say he had a home and a loving family.
Chicago police could not immediately confirm where the body was found, but the family said that streets and sanitation workers discovered the body.