Cold weather is being suspected in the deaths of two people whose frozen bodies were found in Chicago and the Poplar Creek Forest Preserve in northwest suburban Streamwood, officials said.
Vincent Hampton, 52, who may be homeless, was found at 400 block of East 87th Street in Chicago and pronounced dead at 12:55 a.m. this morning., according to the spokesman.
Linda Deleon, of the 7100 block of Krause Avenue of Streamwood, was found in the Poplar Creek Forest Preserve on Thursday and pronounced dead at 7:35 p.m., said the spokesman.
Preliminarily it appeared that the two had died from cold exposure but a final cause of death is pending an autopsy scheduled for Saturday, the spokesman said.
– Staff report
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