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Sisters reported missing from Logan Square found safely

Police canceled the alerts Sunday.

By Sun-Times Wire

Magdalena Martinez (left) and Carmen Martinez

Two sisters who went missing from Logan Square on the North Side have been found safely.

Magdalena Martinez, 66, and Carmen Martinez, 70, were reported missing Saturday by Chicago police.

Police canceled the missing person alerts Sunday, saying that both sisters had been located safely.

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