Construction worker dies after 3-story fall in Wicker Park

Friday, September 23, 2016
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A construction worker died after falling three stories on Chicago's Northwest Side, police said.

Officers responded to the 1600-block of West Division Street in the city's Wicker Park neighborhood Friday morning. They found the 54-year-old man had fallen from the third floor of a building under construction.
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The Chicago Fire Department rushed him to Stroger Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Authorities have not yet released his identity.

Police did not disclose any further details. A source said the worker may have been helping to unload building material from a lift bucket through a window area.
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A death investigation is underway.
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