Chopper 7 captured divers looking into the SUV about 6:30 a.m. just off the shoreline near 57th Street and Jackson Park.
Chicago fire officials initially said the incident was a drill for the divers, but later said crews responded to a call for a vehicle in the lake.
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CFD found the car underwater but empty.
Chicago police said the vehicle had been reported stolen, and it was towed out of the water.
Last June, a carjacked SUV nearly ended up in the lake near 51st Street.
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