December 27, 2020
Photo Geneseo Fire Protection District
GENESEO, Ill. (AP) Authorities say a woman was found dead in a burning house in Geneseo on Christmas. The Geneseo Police Department say that firefighters and officers with the Henry County Sheriff’s Office rushed to the home in the 400 block of East Pine Street in Geneseo around 11:30 p.m. Officers found the woman on the floor near the rear door. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity has not been released. The house and two attached residences were damaged. The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating.