First cold-related death of the season in Cook County reported in south suburb

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Original Load Date Nov. 15, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Last Updated Nov. 15, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/first-cold-related-death-of-the-season-in-cook-county-reported-in-south-suburb/4017121/

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A 58-year-old man died Friday in Evergreen Park from exposure to the cold as temperatures dropped overnight, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Paul Valkenburg was found in the 9800 block of South Albany Avenue and pronounced dead at 6:20 a.m. from “environmental cold exposure,...