Today in "WTF?": a Jane Doe in the Cook County morgue was finally identified as that of a woman who went missing 18 months ago. more ›

Melissa Ann Best, the Round Lake Park mother who had been missing for more than a week, was found dead yesterday in a field in suburban Grayslake in a van in an apartment complex in suburban Grayslake. Best went missing April 15, after dropping her 15-year-old daughter off at a friend's apartment. more ›

The melting snow reveals a lot of things that were hidden. But a woman missing since late December? That's what happened when a Union Pacific rail employee discovered the body of Jeanne Pike near the railroad tracks in Winthrop Harbor this morning. The 60-year-old Pike was reported missing on Dec. 21. At the time she was reported missing, police searched the area, which was covered in snow, but found no trace of her. The Union Pacific employee found her under a tree, partially covered in snow. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of Pike's death. more ›

Local musician, zinester and Quimby's mainstay, CT Ballentine went missing last Friday afternoon from his McKinley Park apartment. Friends and family reported Ballentine going through some hard times and a missing person's report was filed over the weekend when he dropped off the grid. The efforts of concerned Chicagoans seems to have paid off, as a recent update by Ballentine's mother to the Facebook page started in tandem with his disappearance claims he has been located. While the details surrounding his reappearance are hazy, it's good to know that CT is safe and sound. more ›

A 28-year-old Chicago man has gone missing in Costa Rica while on a hiking trip. Per Chicago Breaking News: more ›

Working cold cases has gotta be a bitch. Looking to solve crimes that happened decades ago with no new evidence or information must be some terribly frustrating work. But does that justify using hocus-pocus bullpucky to try to unravel some of these cases? We might be a little more skeptical than others, but when police departments bring in psychics to try to help with long-unsolved crimes, we tend to think that there are better ways that cops can be utilizing their time. Like, say, ramming their heads into a wall, or watching paint dry. more ›