Black Fetus found in trash can on Far South Side

The body of a fetus was found this morning in a trash can on the Far South Side in the city's Princeton Park neighborhood.

The fetus was discovered about 9 a.m. in a garbage can located on the 200 block of West 94th Street, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.

The cause of death was pending an autopsy scheduled for Friday, he said.