Body found after Mundelein fire identified
Posted March 05, 2025 1:08 pm
A woman whose body was found after a weekend fire in her Mundelein duplex has been identified as 77-year-old Alicia Bowles.
The cause of Bowles’ death still hasn’t been determined, the Lake County coroner’s office said in a news release. Test results are pending.
The fire on the 1200 block of Huntington Drive was reported by a neighbor Sunday evening. Firefighters discovered Bowles’ body in a second-floor bedroom after extinguishing the blaze.
The unit was filled with piles of belongings in bins and bags as well as loose items, authorities said. The clutter hampered firefighters’ efforts to enter and maneuver in the home, including accessing stairs to the second floor.
The fire remains under investigation.
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