LEMONT, Ill. (WLS) -- Barge workers made a gruesome discovery Wednesday morning in the Illinois and Michigan Canal near southwest suburban Lemont.
Police and firefighters were called to the scene around 8:30 a.m. receiving a call about a body floating in the canal near Donahue Road and State Street, just south of the Des Plaines River.
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Authorities are working to identify the body and determine whether foul play is involved.
Illinois State Police are investigating.
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The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.