Woman, 71, Found Dead Inside Vehicle In Jefferson Park: Police

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A 71-year-old woman was found dead inside a vehicle Wednesday in Jefferson Park on the Northwest Side.

At about 6 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person slumped over the wheel of a vehicle left running in the 5200 block of North Elston Avenue, Chicago police said.

They found the unresponsive woman inside, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released details about the death.

Police said the death appears to be natural, but Area North detectives are conducting an investigation pending a ruling from the medical examiner’s office.

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