Woman strangled in Woodlawn

crimescenetape_e1524624295265.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

The death of a woman found Saturday in South Side Woodlawn has been ruled a homicide.

About 4:25 p.m., a woman was found unresponsive in the 6300 block of South Rhodes Avenue, Chicago Police said.

Police said the woman, whose age was between 40 and 50, had no signs of trauma, but the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled her death a homicide by strangulation. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Latest
Eileen O’Neill Burke is leading Clayton Harris III, 50.15% to 49.85%, a margin that changed only by hundredths of a percentage point, after city and suburban officials tallied more mail-in ballots Thursday.
Suspect Romeo Nance’s son witnessed the shooting of at least five relatives, according to Joliet police reports obtained through a public records request. The reports also indicate the child’s mother was more deeply involved in the case than first thought.
Counsell is measured and stoic, more so than Joe Maddon or David Ross. After Justin Steele’s Opening Day injury, Counsell will put his head down, pace and figure it out.
The Cubs opened the season against the reigning World Series champions in Texas.