Woman's Body Found in Garbage Truck on Chicago's South Side

The body of a woman was found in a garbage truck Monday afternoon on the border of the Longwood Manor and Brainerd neighborhoods on the South Side.

Just after noon, Chicago Streets and Sanitation workers discovered the body inside the truck in the 500 block of West 95th Street, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The woman, who was thought to have been in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene about 2 hours later, authorities said.

Area South detectives were conducting a death investigation.