Human skeletal remains found in forest preserve near Wheeling
Posted April 10, 2025 10:33 am
Skeletal human remains found last weekend in a Cook County forest preserve near Wheeling haven’t yet been identified, authorities said Thursday.
The discovery was reported to Wheeling police about 7:35 p.m. Sunday. A man walking a dog spotted the remains on the west side of the Des Plaines River at Dam No. 1 Woods West, authorities said. That preserve’s entrance is near Hintz Road and Milwaukee Avenue; the remains were near Prestwick Lane, Wheeling Deputy Chief Al Steffen said.
Because of where the remains were found, the case was turned over to Forest Preserves of Cook County police.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office is trying to determine how the person died.
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