JOLIET, Ill. - The body of a 49-year-old man was recovered Thursday from the Des Plaines River in southwest suburban Joliet.
William J. Madera, of Crest Hill, was pronounced dead at 11:30 p.m. in the river in the 700 block of Rail Road St., the Will County coroner’s office said in a statement.
An autopsy is scheduled later Friday.
Joliet police, which are investigating the death, did not immediately release additional details on the death.