Body found in trashcan on Chicago's Northwest Side: police

Chicago police are investigating after a body was found Thursday in a trashcan on the Northwest Side.

About 1:45 p.m., officers found the male body in the 5100 block of West Nelson Street in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood.

The age of the male is unknown, police said.

No further details were immediately available.

Area Five detectives are investigating.

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