Death of Woman Found in Forest Preserve Ruled a Suicide

ORLAND PARK, IL — A woman whose body was discovered Monday morning in a forest preserve committed suicide, authorities said Tuesday.

The body of Theresa Hilton, 39, was found around 7 a.m. Monday at Orland Grassland South near 104th Avenue and Eagle Ridge Drive. Autopsy results conclude Hilton died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Hilton lived just two blocks away from where she was found, in the 10400 block of Wyoming Court.