Human head found in a box on Chicago street; investigation underway

A human head was discovered in a box on the west side of Chicago , a city in Illinois, US, on Thursday evening. Police were called to the 2600 block of West Taylor Street around 6 pm after a passerby found the box while walking on the sidewalk.

The passerby initially believed the human remains inside the box were a Halloween decoration, but he soon realised it was a real human head.

The Chicago Police Department confirmed the discovery, saying, as quoted by The Independent, "A man walking a dog on the sidewalk discovered a box containing an unknown victim’s remains."

The Cook County Medical Examiner ’s Office was also notified and confirmed the remains were a human head. An autopsy has been conducted, but results are still pending regarding the cause of death and identification details, including age, gender, and race.

In a related incident earlier this week, Illinois State Police reported that skeletal remains were found near the Kennedy Expressway at Webster Avenue in Bucktown . The identity of that victim also remains unknown.

Authorities are investigating both cases.