54-year-old off-duty Chicago police officer found dead in West Ridge home during well-being check.

Off-duty Chicago police officer found dead in West Ridge home on North California Avenue, following a well-being check. The 54-year-old man was found unresponsive at 2:45 pm in a home in the 7400 block of North California Avenue. The Cook County medical examiner's office has not yet determined the cause and manner of the officer's death.