Man found dead on Blue Line tracks near Eisenhower Expressway
Chicago police officers say they found a man unresponsive lying on the tracks inside the train tunnel just after 10 a.m. on Saturday.
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Chicago police officers say they found a man unresponsive lying on the tracks inside the train tunnel just after 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Officers found the 64-year-old man lying on the ground with trauma to the head, police said.
Chicago police said officers responded to a call at the location and found the man near the sidewalk with injuries to the head and face area.
The Glenview Police Investigations Bureau, with assistance from the North Regional Violent Crimes Task Force and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, is investigating.
A witness told them they found the victim in a basement bedroom.
He was taken to Resurrection Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police say he had several bites on his body and that several dogs were found inside the apartment.
Preliminary investigation indicates no suspicious activity.
The victim suffered trauma to the head and was pronounced dead on the scene.
Chicago police said around 12:44 a.m., officers responded to an unresponsive man lying in the street in the 6600 block of South Green Street.
The victim was found unresponsive outside in the 6900 block of South Anthony Avenue.
He suffered head trauma and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The victim was pronounced the man dead on the scene.
The body was found inside the building around 4:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Wicker Park Avenue.
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Chicago police and firefighters arrived at the 8900 block of South Essex Avenue just before midnight, where flames were seen coming from the garage.
The victim, a man in his 40s, was found inside the garage and was pronounced dead on the scene.
A 43-year-old man was found inside unresponsive and was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police say he was found unresponsive on the rocks of Promontory Point and was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police say he was found unresponsive on the rocks and was pronounced dead on the scene.
It is believed that the man was stabbed.
Two people are found dead near O'Hare Airport just hours apart on Saturday, according to police.
Police said around 3:20 a.m., a 57-year-old man was discovered unresponsive, in the 0-100 block of West O'Hare Street.
Chicago police are investigating after a man was found unresponsive in the street on the city's Near West Side early Saturday morning.
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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