Woman killed in Elk Grove Village house fire
An Elk Grove Village woman is dead following an early Friday morning house fire.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the victim as 62-year-old Cindy Goodwin.
Elk Grove Village Fire Chief Rich Mikel said firefighters were called to home on the 900 block of Wilshire Avenue just after midnight.
Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy fire and smoke from the front windows.
Police and neighbors had attempted to make entry, fearing that someone was trapped inside the home, but were driven back by the intensity of the blaze, Mikel said.
Firefighters conducted a search and found Goodwin unresponsive. She was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
No other injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.