Bones found at Gold Coast construction site are human

CHICAGO (STMW)  — An examination on Tuesday revealed bones discovered at a Near North Side Gold Coast neighborhood construction site are human.

Police were notified at 11:26 a.m. Monday of the discovery at 1520 N. State Pkwy., according to News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak.

A Tuesday examination by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office revealed the bones were human, a medical examiner’s office spokesman said. While no identification was possible, the spokesman said the bones came from two different people.

According to police, the construction site may have previously been a cemetery at some point.

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