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Missing 15-year-old Far South Side girl returns home

By Sun-Times Wire

A 15-year-old girl who was missing for about a day from the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side has returned home.

Micaela Little was last seen Tuesday in the 200 block of East 115th Street, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Police said Wednesday afternoon that Micaela had returned home safely.

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