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Missing Austin woman found

By Francesca Gattuso

A 30-year-old woman who went missing last week from the West Side Austin neighborhood has been found.

Kendra Matthews was last seen Sunday in the 4900 block of West Adams Street, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

She has since been “located safe and sound,” police announced Friday morning.

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