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39-year-old woman reported missing from Jefferson Park found

By Nader Issa

A 39-year-old woman who was reported missing Friday afternoon from the Jefferson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side has been found.

Lisa Seng-Parsons was last seen early Thursday, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

On Sunday, police announced that Seng-Parsons had been located.

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