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Missing Wisconsin Man Found Dead in Illinois Creek

Benjamin Oberto, missing since Thursday, was discovered in his overturned vehicle near Chicago.

  • Benjamin Oberto, a 45-year-old father from New Berlin, Wisconsin, was found dead in a partially submerged car in Rosemont, Illinois.
  • Oberto had been missing since Thursday, with his last known location being a restaurant in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
  • His body was discovered by Rosemont Police divers on Friday in a creek near the I-90 eastbound ramp to I-294 northbound.
  • The vehicle, a Subaru Impreza registered in Wisconsin, was found at the bottom of an embankment.
  • Illinois State Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding Oberto's death.
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