Body found in Cook Co. forest preserve; ID and cause of death unknown

Body found in Cook Co. forest preserve; ID and cause of death unknown

Human remains were discovered last weekend in a Cook County forest preserve near northwest suburban Wheeling, according to officials.

Body in suburban forest preserve; identity and cause of death unknown

Human remains were discovered over the weekend in a Cook County forest preserve near northwest suburban Wheeling, according to officials. The skeletal remains were found on the west side of the Des Plaines River at Dam No. 1 Woods-West near the 700 block of South Milwaukee Avenue in Wheeling after a caller contacted police just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the Forest Preserves of Cook County. An autopsy Monday was inconclusive and pendin…