ME's office says Arlington Heights woman fell to her death from balcony on purpose

The Cook County medical examiner's office ruled Friday that the death of a 65-year-old woman who fell 60 feet from an apartment balcony in Arlington Heights was a suicide.

Arlington Heights police and paramedics responded to a call around 2 p.m. Thursday and found a woman unconscious outside the Hancock Square Apartments at 200 N. Arlington Heights Road, according to a news release from the Arlington Heights Police Department.