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Lake County coroner asking for help finding man’s family

By Francesca Gattuso

The Lake County coroner’s office is requesting help locating family members of a deceased northwest Indiana man.

Anthony Alessi is a 60-year-old white man who lived in the 4000 block of Pulaski Street in East Chicago, Indiana, according to a statement from the Lake County coroner’s office.

Anyone with information about Alessi is asked to call the coroner’s office at (219) 755-3265.

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