Crime & Safety
Dead Body Found in Des Plaines River
Illinois State Police closed the river temporarily for the investigation; no ID yet on the victim.
A dead body was found floating in the Des Plaines River Wednesday afternoon behind the Midwest Generation Plant on Route 6 in Joliet.
Illinois State Police were dispatched to the scene at 12:48 p.m. after a fisherman found the body, according to Illinois State Police Sgt. Bill Fuentes.
The river was closed for the investigation, but has since reopened. No information on the victim was released.
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