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Elk Grove body found: Death investigation underway after person found dead in Busse Woods near Higgins Road, police said

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Saturday, November 9, 2024, 8:50 p.m

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ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (WLS) – A death investigation is underway after a body was found in a north suburban wooded area Saturday morning, police said.

Elk Grove Village police said initial information indicates that around 9:30 a.m. a motorist noticed a person identified only as a woman lying in Busse Woods near Higgins Road about a mile west of Arlington Heights Road

Cook County Forest Preserve Police are conducting a death investigation.

Elk Grove Village police said there are no active missing person reports and there is no threat to the community.

Anyone with information can call Cook County Forest Preserve police at 708-771-1001 or 911.

The authorities initially did not provide any further information.

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