WAUKEGAN, Ill. — A hospital patient in Waukegan died Thursday after being found on the roof. Authorities responded to Vista Medical Center East, located in the 1300 block of North Sheridan Road, Thursday morning. According to the Lake County Coroner's Office, a woman in her 20's, who was a patient at the hospital, was found unresponsive on the roof of the building. She was pronounced dead shortly after 11 p.m. and the coroner's office is conduct…

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Woman dies after being found on roof of Waukegan hospital, officials say; family pleads for answers

Waukegan police and the Lake County Coroner’s Office are investigating the death of a patient at Vista Medical Center East who died after being found on the roof of the hospital. The woman was a 28-year-old Waukegan resident, the coroner’s office said. Her name has not yet been released. The coroner’s office said she had been admitted days earlier for a medical issue. Authorities did not say how long the woman may have been outside before she wa…

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Chelsea Adolphus, 28, went missing after being admitted to Vista Medical Center East in IllinoisGoogle Maps Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, IllinoisA family is searching for answers after their loved one died hours after she was found on a hospital roof. Chelsea Adolphus, 28, has been identified by family members as the deceased, WGN-TV reported Friday, Jan. 24. According to the outlet, the incident took place at Vista Medical Center East…

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A death investigation is underway after a woman died hours after being found unresponsive on the roof of a hospital Thursday in the north suburbs.

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A patient at Vista Medical Center East died on Thursday, hours after being found on the roof of the Waukegan hospital, authorities said. A 28-year-old Waukegan woman, who hasn’t been identified, was admitted to the hospital prior to Thursday and located on the hospital’s rooftop at approximately 8:45 a.m. that morning, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. The woman was then moved to the hospital’s emergency department, where she was pr…

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A family is demanding answers after a woman went missing from a Waukegan hospital and her body was later found on the building's roof.

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Chelsea Adolphus: Missing woman dies after body found on Waukegan hospital roof

Chelsea Adolphus, 28, of Waukegan, (pictured) was found unresponsive on the rooftop of Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan on Thursday morning after being admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. She later died Thursday evening. | Photo – Left: Provided; Photo – Right: Woo-Sung Shim / Lake and McHenry County Scanner A family has identified a female patient who went missing at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan and then died after she was found …

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Family identifies patient who died after being found unresponsive on rooftop of Vista Medical Center in Waukegan

A woman was found unresponsive on the roof of Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan Thursday morning, January 23, 2025; and was pronounced dead about 14 hours after she was discovered on the roof.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office was notified about 11:09 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2025 of a deat

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