ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team 
Saturday, May 30, 2026 10:04PM
CHICAGO (WLS) — A person was found dead inside a garbage container on Chicago’s West Side on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Police said a male of an unknown age was found unresponsive in the Lawndale neighborhood’s 4700-block of West Arthington Street just after 1:30 p.m.
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The person was pronounced dead on the scene. How he died was not immediately clear, and his identity was not immediately released.
Area detectives are conducting a death investigation.
Police did not immediately provide further information.
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