Overview
- Officers responding to a call found a man along the fence by the airport viewing area at 79 E. Palatine Frontage Road, and fire crews pronounced him dead.
- Investigators said they have identified the victim and are working to notify next of kin, so the name has not been released.
- Early talk of a hit-and-run remains unconfirmed, with people or vehicles reported at the scene when officers arrived.
- East Palatine Frontage Road at Milwaukee Avenue remains closed for investigative work, and drivers have been told to seek other routes.
- Police asked anyone with information to call the Prospect Heights Police Department at 847-398-5511, noting the viewing area draws visitors who may have seen something.