CHICAGO — Family and friends of Elise Malary, 31, sought answers on the Evanston activist’s whereabouts when she stopped responding to them on March 9.
Two days later, Malary was reported missing, according to Evanston police. On Saturday afternoon, authorities confirmed Malary’s body had been positively identified after Evanston Police and Fire departments responded to Garden Park on the Lake Michigan shoreline in the 500 block of Sheridan Square Thursday evening after a woman was sighted in the water.
According to an Evanston Police statement, the Evanston Fire Department recovered Malary from the water and transported her to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
