Missing man identified as body pulled from Chicago River in Lincoln Park

CHICAGO - A young man who had been reported missing for weeks was pulled from the Chicago River on the city's North Side on Thursday.

Around 5:28 p.m., the body of 24-year-old Joel Orduno was recovered from the water in the 2700 block of N. Leavitt St. in Lincoln Park, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Orduno, of Logan Square, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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Orduno was last seen around 1 a.m. on Feb. 17 at his home in the 2700 block of North Monticello Avenue, according to a CPD missing person alert.

The investigation is ongoing.

Joel Orduno | Chicago Police Department