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Missing Portage Park woman found dead in Elk Grove Village

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Crystal Breseman | Chicago Police

A 35-year-old woman who was reported missing from the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side on Friday was found dead in Elk Grove Village.

Crystal Breseman had last been seen Friday and was reported missing from the 5900 block of West Grace, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Breseman was found dead in northwest suburban Elk Grove Village, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy Sunday ruled her death a suicide.

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