EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A death investigation is underway after someone discovered a decomposed body late Monday afternoon on railroad property near Columbia Street in East Peoria.
Police said in a release that someone reported seeing the body around 4:45 p.m. Monday, and a 25 News crew saw police activity nearby, in back of the Dollar Tree on South Main Street.
More information will come from the Tazewell County Coroner following an autopsy on Tuesday.
Illinois State Police investigators are aiding local police and the coroner in the investigation.
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