CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are investigating after a dead body was found near a burned garage in the Austin neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said.
Firefighters responded to the garage fire in the 5500-block of West Cortez at about 1:25 a.m.
Police said a body was found near the burned garage. Investigators were seen in an alley near the garage searching for evidence.
Chicago police said that they are conducting a death investigation. Authorities have not released the gender or identity of the body.
On Friday, another dead body was found inside a burned out garage in the Pilsen neighborhood, but the two cases appear to be unrelated. Anyone with information in either case is asked to contact police.
Body found near burned garage on West Side
WLS
By Laura Podesta
