CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A person was found dead Monday in the Des Plaines River in southwest suburban Joliet.
Authorities were called about 6:40 a.m. for reports of a body in the river near the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, according to East Joliet Fire Protection District Chief Robert Scholtes.
The male's body was pulled from the water and turned over to the Will County coroner's office, Scholtes said.
The coroner's office has not released details about the death.
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