Crime & Safety

Woman, 54, Found Dead In Bathtub At Lake Co. Hotel: Authorities

Police said there is no indication of foul play after the woman was discovered during a well-being check Saturday night.

ANTIOCH, IL — A 54-year-old woman was found dead in a bathtub at an Antioch hotel Saturday night after police were called to check on her well-being, authorities said.

Antioch police responded to Antioch Hotel and Suites, 350 Route 173, at about 9:40 p.m. Nov. 7 for a well-being check on the woman. When officers arrived, they entered the hotel room and found the woman submerged in the bathtub.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Surveillance footage showed the woman had checked into the hotel alone and had no visitors during her stay, according to police.

Authorities said there is no reason to suspect foul play.

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The woman has been identified, and her family has been notified, but police have not publicly released her name.

The investigation remains active pending an autopsy by the Lake County Coroner's Office to determine the cause and manner of death.

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