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Tests to Be Conducted on Human Skull Discovered in Logan Square

By Emily Morris | January 8, 2014 10:01am | Updated on January 8, 2014 7:33pm
 Cops said a human skull was found in Logan Square.
Cops said a human skull was found in Logan Square.
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CHICAGO — Construction workers found a human skull in Logan Square Wednesday morning, police said.

Workers found the skull behind a wall in the 3500 block of West Wrightwood Avenue about 7:45 a.m., said Officer Jose Estrada, a police spokesman.

A spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said a test on the skull will be conducted Thursday to determine if its belonged to someone who died recently.