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Missing 14-year-old West Side girl found

By Sun-Times Wire

Screen_Shot_2015_06_27_at_9.45.21_AM_213x300.jpg — Annaliz Ramos | Chicago Police

A 14-year-old girl with bipolar disorder who was missing from the Humboldt Park neighborhood has been found, police said.

Annaliz Ramos wentmissing from the area near Division and Monticello since Thursday, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Police said Tuesday morning that she had been located, but did not provide additional details.

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