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Man Stabbed To Death In River North

(STMW) -- A man was stabbed to death early Sunday in the River North neighborhood on the Near North Side.

The 29-year-old man was discovered on a sidewalk with multiple stab wounds to his back in the 800 block of North Orleans about 2:20 a.m., police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.

He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, Greer said.

The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed the fatality, but did not release additional details early Sunday.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2014. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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