After Morton Grove Police sent out an alert for a missing 16-year-old girl, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office reported the girl died in downtown Chicago on April 28.
Sofie Jolie Igunbor, who had lived on Ferris Avenue, had last been seen on April 28 in the 8500 block of Ferris Avenue, according to the alert. The Medical Examiner’s office indicated she was pronounced dead at 9:11 p.m. April 28 at 24 E. Randolph Street in Chicago. The cause of death was pending, according to a Medical Examiner’s office spokeswoman.
Niles Township High School District 219, where Igunbor was a junior, according to an obituary, released the following statement:”D219 is devastated with the tragic passing of one of our children that attended Niles West. We have been and will continue to meet with students and staff throughout the week. Our school crisis team has been activated and will be available to support all in our community who have been affected by this tremendous loss.”
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Morton Grove police declined to release further information.
An obituary for Sofie Igunbor on donnellanfuneral.com states she was on the honor roll at Walt Disney Magnet School in Chicago and later attended Park View School in Morton Grove, where she had a win in an art show. Igunbor was a junior at Niles West High School, where, according to the obituary, she maintained a 3.3 grade point average.
A wake for Igunbor will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. May 11 at Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, and a candle-lighting vigil will follow from 8 to 9 p.m. on the football stadium field at Niles West High School, 5701 W. Oakton, Skokie, according to the obituary.
“As we remember Sofie Jolie Igunbor, let her life be a testament to the power of love, creativity, and passion,” the obituary states. “Her time on earth may have been brief, but the impact she made on the lives of those around her is immense and everlasting. Let us honor her memory by cherishing the moments we shared with her and, most importantly, by living our lives with the same dedication to love, passion, and kindness that Sofie embodied every day.”