Human Remains Found In Rural Kankakee County: Authorities

PEMBROKE TOWNSHIP, IL — Human remains were found Wednesday in rural Kankakee County, according to authorities.

Police were notified 4:40 p.m. about possible human remains in the 2000 block of South 16000 East Road in Pembroke Township, the Kankakee County Coroner’s Office reported Thursday.

The coroner’s office consulted with a board-certified forensic anthropologist at the University of Illinois, who confirmed the remains were human, and the official date and time of death were determined to be 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to authorities.

An examination of the remains is set for March 15 at the Champaign County Regional Autopsy Facility, the coroner’s office said, adding the incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department at 815-802-7100, the Kankakee County Coroner’s Office at 815-802-7190 or Crime Stoppers at 815-932-7463.