Missing Chicago woman last seen in Gold Coast

By Fox Chicago Digital Staff
Published  January 22, 2026 8:20am CST
FOX 32 Chicago

Jessica Reed | Chicago police

The Brief

    • Police are searching for 41-year-old Jessica Reed, who was reported missing Wednesday from Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood.
    • She has a developmental disability, was last seen near West Division Street, and authorities are asking the public to help locate her.

CHICAGO - Police are asking for the public's help in locating a woman who was reported missing Wednesday from the Gold Coast neighborhood.

What we know:

Jessica Reed, 41, was last seen in the 200 block of West Division Street, according to a CPD missing person alert.

Reed is 5-foot-5, 115 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. 

She was last seen wearing a knitted white hat, a black plaid oversized coat, white and blue Nike dunks, black jeans and red glasses.

Reed suffers from a developmental disability with limited vocabulary, according to the report.

What you can do:

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Area One detectives at (312) 747-8380.

The Source: The information in this report came from the Chicago Police Department.

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