Elderly missing North Side man returns home

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An 84-year-old North Side man who was reported missing after leaving to get gas and not returning Tuesday is back home.

Francisco Acevedo left his home in the 3000 block of North Sawyer at 2 p.m. Tuesday to get gas on Irving Park Road east of Route 83 in Bensenville, according to a missing person alert from police.

Police said Wednesday afternoon that Acevedo has returned home and is in good health.

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