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73-year-old man missing from Northwest Side located

By Jake Wittich

Police have located a 73-year-old man who went missing Monday morning from the Montclare neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Matias Ibarra was last seen about 9 a.m. when he left home in the 2700 block of North Newcastle and never returned home, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Matias has been found safely, police said in a statement Tuesday night.

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