The Chicago Police Department has issued an alert for Theta Hughes, a 27-year-old woman reported missing since December 3, 2025. Hughes was last seen in the vicinity of Union Station, specifically on the 500 block of West Jackson Boulevard. According to the official police notification, she stands 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs around 150 pounds, has blue eyes and brown hair, and is identified as a white female.
Concerns are heightened as her absence stretches on without word, and the details provided about her last known appearance include her attire: a light purple jacket, blue pants, and tan snow boots. Strikingly in the cold winter of Chicago, such details offer little warmth against the chill of her unknown whereabouts. Moreover, a detail surfaced suggesting a nuanced element in Hughes' identification — her current name does not align with her birth name as recorded on her ID, which still reads Hughes.
Authorities are urging anyone who might have information about Theta Hughes' disappearance to contact them immediately. The Chicago Police Department's Area 3 SVU can be reached at 312-744-8266 or 911 for urgent reports.
