19-Year-Old Charged in Pregnant Woman's Stabbing Death

A 30-year-old pregnant woman was found stabbed to death in her Downers Grove apartment Monday evening, with authorities charging a 19-year-old man in connection with the attack that also claimed the life of her unborn child and involved setting a fire to the scene.

Eliza Morales was discovered suffering from multiple stab wounds shortly after 6 p.m. in the 2300 block of Ogden Avenue, following reports of a kitchen fire, according to Downers Grove police. Firefighters and paramedics responded to the building and removed Morales, who was about five months pregnant. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and the DuPage County coroner's office is expected to determine the official cause and manner of death. Prosecutors said Morales sustained approximately 70 stab wounds, most to her head and neck. A second person at the scene was treated for smoke inhalation and transported to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.

Nedas Revuckas, 19, of nearby Westmont, was arrested Tuesday and faces several felony charges, including first-degree murder, intentional homicide of an unborn child, armed robbery, aggravated arson and aggravated cruelty to an animal. According to...