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Elizabeth Martinez was last seen on the 2300 block of South Leavitt Street on May 10, police said.Chicago Police Department; Google Maps

Missing Woman, 36, Last Seen In Pilsen In May

Elizabeth Martinez was last seen in the 2300 block of South Leavitt Street on May 10, police said.

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PILSEN — A 36-year-old last who has been missing for nearly seven months was last seen in Pilsen, Chicago Police Department officials said in a release Friday.

Elizabeth Martinez was last seen in the 2300 block of South Leavitt Street on May 10, police said.

Martinez is 5-foot-3, 120 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. The 36-year-old is known to visit the Bridgeport area near 31st and Halsted, Rolling Meadows and Hoffman Estates, police said. 

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 312-747-8380.

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