Earthly body located and identified; John Cunningham Jr., 27 - Palos Park, Illinois

A body found Sunday in Palos Township by youths playing hockey is that of a man missing since October, according to authorities.

The body was discovered about 4:30 p.m. in the 12700 block of Misty Harbor Lane, according to Cook County sheriff's spokeswoman Cara Smith and Palos Park police Chief Joe Miller. The body was found near a retention pond, Miller said.A spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office identified the man as John Michael Cunningham Jr. The cause and manner of Cunningham's death are pending further investigation, according to the medical examiner's office.

Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/palos/chi-palos-body-identified-20150121-story.html