Body found in Heart of Chicago, police say

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A person was found dead on the city's Southwest Side early Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

Police said a male of an unknown age was found outside in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood's 1600-block of South Wood Street just before 4 a.m.

ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch FAA ground stop live updates: Thousands of flights delayed, canceled; 'Zero evidence of anything nefarious,' FAA head says Bomb found at ethanol plant in Peoria, forcing evacuations: 'We know it's a bomb' Man shot to death while leaving Englewood gas station, police say The person was pronounced dead on the scene, and his name was not immediately released.

How he died was not immediately clear. Detectives are conducting a death investigation pending autopsy results.

Authorities did not immediately provide additional information.

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