Body found in burning car in Palos Hills

Thursday, August 3, 2017
PALOS HILLS, Ill. (WLS) -- A man's body was found Monday in the driver's seat of a smoldering vehicle in southwest suburban Palos Hills.

Police were called around 7 a.m. to assist firefighters on 107th Street just west of Michael Drive. When officers arrived, they saw a white, four-door vehicle had caught fire.
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After the fire was extinguished, first responders found a body in the driver's seat. They could not immediately identify the remains.

An autopsy was completed Wednesday. Dental records identified the man as 66-year-old Frank Siwiec, of Orland Park, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said.
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Police did not release information on cause or manner of death.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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