Police pulled a man’s body from the Chicago River on the city’s Southwest Side Friday evening, launching a death investigation along a stretch of water that first responders know all too well.
The recovery happened just after 4:45 p.m. near the 3700 block of South Pulaski Road by the Stevenson Expressway, authorities said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and Area detectives are now handling the case.
Chicago police confirmed the recovery to local media, but investigators have not yet released the victim’s name or a possible cause of death. As WGN‑TV reported, officers recovered the body and turned the scene over to detectives.
Where It Happened
The recovery site sits along the river between the Archer Heights and Little Village neighborhoods, an industrial-heavy stretch that emergency crews have responded to before. The Chicago Sun‑Times previously reported a body pulled from near the 3700 block of South Pulaski Road in 2023, underscoring how often crews are called to this portion of the waterway.
What Investigators Will Do Next
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office will handle identification and conduct an autopsy. Detectives said those results will determine the official cause and manner of death.
As NBC Chicago has noted in recent river recoveries, Chicago police marine units typically work alongside Area detectives on recoveries like this one and the follow-up investigation.
Police have asked anyone with information to contact Area detectives. Authorities have not released additional details, and this story will be updated as officials provide more information.
