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A West Chicago woman discovered the skeletal remains of a body estimated to be 100 years old in a pile of dirt about two blocks from her home on Sept. 24. Police determined that a maintenance worker accidentally dug up the remains of an unmarked grave in an Aurora cemetery and dumped the dirt and bones in a West Chicago lot.
Courtesy of Kathy Stadtfeld
A West Chicago woman discovered the skeletal remains of a body estimated to be 100 years old in a pile of dirt about two blocks from her home on Sept. 24 and realized they were human when she spotted a gold filling in a tooth.
Courtesy of Kathy Stadtfeld
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