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Girl found, returned to family after going missing from McKinley Park

By Nader Issa

screen_shot_2018_07_19_at_10_42_19_pm_e1532058455421.png — Kenya Keefer | Chicago Police

A teenage girl was found and returned to her family Friday after going missing a day earlier from the McKinley Park neighborhood on the South Side.

Kenya Keefer, 14, was last seen Wednesday in the 2100 block of West 35th Street, according to an alert from Chicago Police.

Police announced Friday night that Keefer was located and was back home.

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