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13-year-old girl missing from South Shore found safe

By Luke Wilusz

A 13-year-old girl reported missing from the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side has been found safe.

Destiny Dilworth had been missing from the 1600 block of East 68th Street since Thursday, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Police said Tuesday morning that she had been found and reunited with her family.

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