Chicago Boating Community Mourns 'Captain Bill' as Police Investigate His Death as a Homicide

Plainfield man killed, found in Lake Michigan at Chicago's Monroe Harbor ID'd by medical examiner

The medical examiner said Nabil Abzal died in a Lake Michigan drowning and ruled his death a homicide. He was found at Monroe Harbor, Chicago.

Chicago boating community mourns 'Captain Bill' as police investigate his death as a homicide

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Chicago boating community is mourning the death of a man known simply by his nickname, "Captain Bill," as police investigate his death as more than just a drowning. On Monday, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified 63-year-old Nabil Abzal, a Plainfield resident, as the unresponsive man who was pulled from DuSable Harbor over the weekend. The CCMEO said Abzal died from drowning, but also ruled his death a homicid…

Death of man pulled from the lake ruled a homicide: Cook County medical examiner

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Death of man recovered from Lake Michigan ruled a homicide: Medical examiner

The death of a man whose body was pulled from Lake Michigan early Saturday morning was ruled a homicide, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said. Chicago Fire Department crews recovered the individual’s body from the lake near Monroe Harbor at around 3 a.m. Saturday. The medical examiner said the man was 63 years old but hasn’t released his identity....