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Possible human remains found near train tracks in Roseland, police say

A “skull with bones piled on top” was found by repair surveyors about 10:10 a.m. near train tracks in the 400 block of West 109th Street, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

At least 26 people were shot in Chicago in the first night of the weekend. — Possible human remains were found June 2, 2021, in Roseland.

Authorities are investigating after possible human remains were found Wednesday in Roseland on the South Side.

A “skull with bones piled on top” was found by repair surveyors about 10:10 a.m. near train tracks in the 400 block of West 109th Street, according to preliminary information from Chicago police.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office was called to the scene.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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