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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Police: Man Found Dead in Darien

Man was found Wednesday near 67th and Cass.

Darien police are investigating the death of a man near 67th Street and Cass Avenue after finding a body early Wednesday morning.  Police Chief Ernest Brown said a 911 call came in to police at 7:30 a.m. about a man lying on the ground near the border of Darien and Westmont.  The man was a white male, and police have a tentative identification but are waiting for the next of kin to positively identify the man before releasing any more information.  Brown said police are conducting a death investigation and wouldn't say whether any foul play is suspected.  "I don't want to go out on a limb," he said. "At this point we're conducting a death investigation, and until we have more details that's where we're at."  Stay updated: Like Darien Patch…

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Man Found Dead in Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve Identified

Ronald Weinberg, 68, of Downers Grove, died of natural causes Tuesday in the unincorporated DuPage County preserve, police said.

Authorities in DuPage County have released the name of a man whose body was discovered in the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in unincorporated Lemont on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the DuPage County Coroner's Office identified the man as 68-year-old Ronald Weinberg of Downers Grove. Lemont Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy told Patch on Tuesday that police were called to the forest preserve around 4 p.m. after the body was found along railroad tracks near Bluff Road. Weinberg appears to have died of natural causes, said DuPage County Sheriff's spokeswoman Dawn Domrose. It is unclear how long he had been in the preserve. "It appears to be someone who was out walking," Domrose said. "Now we're just waiting for autopsy results." A Lemont woman …

Nicole

7:39 am on Saturday, April 7, 2012

Yes we knew. We the family of Ronald Wienberg knew it was our Ronald whose body was found in the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve on March 20. He was out the first day of Spring looking for butterflies he so dearly loved when he had a massive heart attack. Our Thanks to the lady and 4 men who immediately called for help and notified authorities. God Bless!! Norma, Roger, Kathy, Carla, Nicole, Arlo …   more ›

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

UPDATED: Body Found in Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve

The person appears to have died of natural causes, said DuPage County Sheriff's spokeswoman Dawn Domrose.

Updated: 7:49 a.m. March 21 A person found dead Tuesday afternoon in the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve appears to have died of natural causes, said DuPage County Sheriff's spokeswoman Dawn Domrose. Authorities were called to the forest preserve around 4 p.m. after the body was found along railroad tracks near Bluff Road, Lemont Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy said. "It appears to be someone who was out walking," Domrose said. "Now we're just waiting for autopsy results." It is unclear how long the body had been there, Domrose said. She could not confirm whether it was a man or woman, but reports from Lemont police and a Lemont woman at the scene said it was a man. The woman said she was riding her bicycle on a path along Bluff Road, near …

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