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FOUND: 17-year-old girl reported missing from Hermosa

By Sun-Times Wire

Police have located a 17-year-old girl who was recently reported missing from the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Denise Vara was last seen Saturday leaving her home home in the 4700 block of West Dickens Avenue, Chicago police said.

On Thursday evening, police reported that Vara had been located but provided no additional details.

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