Greene County authorities have identified the couple who died in a house fire north of Kane on Sunday.
Greene County Coroner Danny Powell says that 60-year old Timothy Dougherty and his wife 59-year old Carol Dougherty died from smoke inhalation and thermal injuries sustained in the blaze at their home at 626 Providence Road on Sunday morning.
Powell tells the Journal-Courer that the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal is continuing to investigate the fire to identify a cause.
Services for the Doughterys have not been announced at this time.