Body of missing Streamwood 20-year-old found at Shady Oaks Park
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CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) -
A 20-year-old Streamwood woman eported missing earlier this month was found dead in a park in the northwest suburb on Thanksgiving Day.
Rachel Morris was last seen on about 8 p.m. Nov. 12 in the area of Shady Oaks Park at 777 S. Bartlett Rd. in Streamwood, according to a missing person alert issued by Streamwood police after her disappearance.
Morris was found on Thursday in a wetland area of the park, police said.
She was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:41 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Police said Morris had a history of substance and alcohol abuse, police said. An autopsy on Friday was inconclusive, pending the results of toxicology tests, according to the medical examiner's office.
Anyone with information and/or concerns is urged to contact the Streamwood Police Department Investigations Division at (630) 736-3700. Confidential/anonymous information can be left on the police crime tip line at (630) 736-3719.
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