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17-year-old girl missing from East Side found safe

By Sun-Times Wire

A 17-year-old girl who had been missing from the East Side neighborhood since Saturday has been found safe.

Jessica Diaz went missing from the 3500 block of East 107th Street some time Saturday, Chicago Police said in a missing person alert.

Late Monday, police issued a follow-up alert saying she had returned home safely.

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