Cook County Forest Preserve police; and firefighters and paramedics from Elk Grove Village responded about 9:21 a.m. Saturday, November 9, 2024 to a report of a person down in a wooded area of the Cook County Forest Preserve — Busse Woods south of Higgins Road about one mile west of Arlington Heights Road, according to the Elk Grove Village Police Department.
A passing motorist, eastbound on Higgins Road between I-290/IL-53, noticed a person lying in a wooded area of Busse Woods. The person was pronounced dead at the scene, and Cook County Forest Preserve police began an investigation. They set up a large blue tent to protect evidence at the scene.
According to the Elk Grove Village Police Department, there is no threat to the Elk Grove Village community, and there are no active missing person reports in Elk Grove Village.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Cook County Forest Preserve Police at 708-771-1001.
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