Schaumburg Police Detain Man After Woman, 43, Found Strangled in Home

Overview

• Officers conducting a welfare check in the 1700 block of Weathersfield Way around 9:20 p.m. Thursday found a woman dead inside a Schaumburg home.
• The Cook County Medical Examiner determined she died from strangulation and ruled the death a homicide.
• A man who was inside the home and known to the victim was taken into custody, according to police.
• Investigators said there is no immediate threat to the community as the homicide probe continues.
• Authorities have not released the woman's name, which is common in early homicide cases while next of kin are notified and evidence is processed.