Obituaries

'Chicago Fire' Actress Molly Glynn Dies In Tragic Accident

A tree fell on her while she was biking Friday with her husband near the Skokie Lagoons.

Veteran Chicago actress Molly Glynn died Saturday, a day after a tree fell on her while she was riding her bike with her husband in Erickson Woods near the Skokie Lagoons as intense storms blew through the area, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Glynn has performed at Steppenwolf, Writers, Chicago Shakespeare and Northlight theaters, and on TV shows like “Boss” and “Chicago Fire,” the article says. Her husband, Joe Foust, is also a stage actor and is slated to play Jacob Marley in the upcoming production of “A Christmas Carol” at the Goodman Theatre.

She was 45, according to CBS Chicago.

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