According to the medical examiner's office, the death was ruled an accident.
Duarte's death would be the eighth confirmed weather death for Cook County since a snowstorm and frigid temperatures swept through the Midwest last week. The lingering arctic blast spurred the National Weather Service to issue a wind chill advisory for several days and Chicago officials implemented an extreme weather plan, opening warming centers for vulnerable residents.
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