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Man, 24, missing from Ravenswood located

Police cancelled the alert about 10 a.m. Sunday, saying Sparks had been located.

By Sun-Times Wire

A 24-year-old man who was reported missing from Ravenswood on the North Side has been located.

Samuel Sparks was last seen Saturday in the 4900 block of North Damen Avenue, according to a missing persons alert from Chicago police.

Police cancelled the alert about 10 a.m. Sunday, saying Sparks had been located.

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