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Girl, 16, missing from Back of the Yards located

By Sun-Times Wire

screen_shot_2019_01_21_at_3.30.04_pm_e1548106576842.png — Lakenya Siler | Chicago police

A 16-year-old girl who had been missing since Sunday from the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side has been located.

Lakenya Siler was last seen in the 5300 block of South Hermitage, according to a missing person alert from Chicago police. She had since been seen in the areas of 103rd Street and Wentworth Avenue and 57th Street and Hyde Park.

Police said Saturday morning that Siler was located but did not give additional details.

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