Body found in Lake Michigan offshore from Wilmette
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Man's body pulled from Lake Michigan offshore from Wilmette
At 4:13 p.m., the Wilmette fire and police departments at an unspecified point on the lakefront after a boater reported finding a dead body about a mile offshore.
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