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Police cardon off area along the Chicago River near the Kinzie Bridge where the body Michael Scott was found. A preliminary investigation indicates Scott, president of the Chicago Board of Education, apparently shot himself in the head along the banks of the Chicago River early this morning, sources say. A blue Cadillac registered to Scott, 60, was found parked next to a trash bin yards away from the river.
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Police cardon off area along the Chicago River near the Kinzie Bridge where the body Michael Scott was found. A preliminary investigation indicates Scott, president of the Chicago Board of Education, apparently shot himself in the head along the banks of the Chicago River early this morning, sources say. A blue Cadillac registered to Scott, 60, was found parked next to a trash bin yards away from the river.

Michael Scott through the years

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Michael Scott, president of the Chicago Board of Education, served in public posts under Mayors Jane Byrne, Harold Washington, Eugene Sawyer and Daley, who also appointed him Park District board president and a member on the boards of the RTA and Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.

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