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Woman Plunges To Death From Sheridan Road High-Rise

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A woman is dead, after plunging from a high-rise on Sheridan Road in the East Lakeview neighborhood.

The woman, described as being possibly in her 50s, plunged from residential high-rise at 2909 N. Sheridan Rd., according to a Cook County Medical Examiner's office spokesman.

She was dead on the scene around 7 a.m.

The woman's identity is not being released as of 11:15 a.m., pending notification of family.

Further details about her death, including whether she fell from the building, were not immediately known.

Belmont Area detectives are conducting a death investigation.

The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.

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