An investigation is underway after the remains of a human head were found Thursday inside an open box on Chicago's West Side.
Authorities said police responded just before 6 p.m. in the 2700 block of West Taylor Street and made the grisly discovery. Police said someone walking on the sidewalk found a box containing human remains.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office confirmed Friday that the remains were in fact a human head. An autopsy was conducted, but the results are still pending into how the person died. The office still working to determine the victim's age, gender, and race.
The disturbing finding marks the second time this week that human remains were discovered in Chicago.
According to Illinois State Police, Chicago police officers discovered skeletal remains in an embankment area off the Kennedy Expressway at Webster Avenue in Bucktown Sunday afternoon. That victim has yet to be identified.
There was no further information available.
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