Police discovered the body of a 21-year-old man on Saturday morning near the intersection of Archer Avenue and LaGrange Road.
The Willow Springs Police Department believes the man is linked to a missing persons case reported in early November from the neighboring village of Justice.
Officers recovered the body during a search of the area.
While the scene has been processed, authorities have not yet released the man’s name or a specific cause of death.
The investigation is ongoing as police work with the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office to confirm the identity and determine how the man died.
No further details regarding potential suspects or the circumstances of the disappearance have been provided.
