Man's body discovered west of Harrisburg

SALINE COUNTY - Saline County Sherrif James "Whipper" Johnson says his office and Illinois State Police are investigating the death of an unidentified man after a body was found Wednesday afternoon.

The body was found on Illinois 13 immediately west of Harrisburg around 2:45 to 3 p.m., he said.

"A man drove by and thought he saw a body, so he contacted us and I went out there," Johnson said.

Johnson said he contacted Illinois State Police to aid in investigating the man's death.

"ISP is graciously handling this for us," Johnson said.

He said he could not release any additional details at this time.