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Woman's Body Found Decomposed in Abandoned Factory: Authorities

By Kyla Gardner | July 23, 2013 7:59pm
 The block where a woman's body was found decomposed in an abandoned factory Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities.
The block where a woman's body was found decomposed in an abandoned factory Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities.
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CHICAGO — An adult woman's body was found in an advanced state of decomposition in an abandoned factory Tuesday, authorities said.

The woman's body was discovered just before 2 p.m. in the 4600 block of West Arthington Street in West Garfield Park, police said.

She was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. The woman's age and identity were unable to be determined as of Tuesday evening, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

The case is proceeding as a death investigation, police said.