Crime & Safety

Man Commits Suicide at Skokie Restaurant

Skokie police and the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force have ruled a death of a man found at a Skokie restaurant a suicide on Thursday.

Update 3:33 p.m. Monday:

Police said the man, 41, a Skokie resident, had hung himself.

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Police responded to an emergency services request at Krispy Krunchy Chicken, 5128 Dempster St., on Oct. 25 around 10:49 a.m.

When police arrived they found a man dead at the scene. The incident was investigated by the Skokie Police Department with the assistance of the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force.

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According to the medical examiners office, the death was ruled a suicide. It is unclear why the man killed himself or how. No further information is available at this time.

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