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FOUND SAFE: Man, 47, reported missing from Near West Side

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Emmett O’Brien | Chicago police

A 47-year-old man has been located after being reported missing last month from the Near West Side.

Emmett O’Brien was last seen Feb. 1 in the 100 block of North Sangamon Street, police said.

On Monday afternoon, police reported that O’Brien had been safely located but provided no additional information.

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