{"id":772698,"date":"2026-05-04T13:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/772698\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:58:23","slug":"chicago-executive-airport-death-john-folan-idd-as-man-found-dead-on-palatine-frontage-road-after-possible-crash-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/772698\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Executive Airport death: John Folan ID&#8217;d as man found dead on Palatine Frontage Road after possible crash, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">WHEELING, Ill. (WLS) &#8212; Officials have identified the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/body-found-chicago-executive-airport-79-palatine-frontage-road-area-wheeling-illinois-possible-car-crash-police\/19030440\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">man found dead near the Chicago Executive Airport <\/a>viewing area on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Prospect Heights police said its officers responded to the area of 79 East Palatine Frontage Road in Wheeling just after 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">There, officers found the body of man on the ground along the fence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He was identified as John Folan, 68 of Prospect Heights, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">RELATED | <\/strong><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/body-found-chicago-executive-airport-79-palatine-frontage-road-area-wheeling-illinois-possible-car-crash-police\/19030440\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man found dead near Chicago Executive Airport may have been killed in crash: police<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said Folan &#8220;may have been hit by a vehicle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The video in the player above is from a previous report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said there were no witnesses or vehicles that appeared to be connected to the possible crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">No one is in custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The Prospect Heights Police Department asked anyone with information to call them at 847-398-5511.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WHEELING, Ill. 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