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Yolanda Howell: Woman with dementia reported missing from Country Club Hills

By Maggie Duly
Updated  October 14, 2024 5:34pm CDT
Country Club Hills
FOX 32 Chicago

Yolanda Howell: Family of missing woman with dementia speaks out

A 78-year-old woman with dementia was reported missing from Country Club Hills last week.

The Brief

    • Yolanda Howell, 78, has been missing from Country Club Hills since Oct. 8.
    • Family and friends are asking for the public's help in locating Howell. Anyone with information should contact the Country Club Hills Police Department at 708-798-3191 or 911.

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. - A 78-year-old woman with dementia was reported missing from Country Club Hills last week.

Yolanda Howell was last seen at her home near the intersection of 187th Street and Cedar Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 8 around 1 p.m. She was wearing a black Guess hooded sweatshirt and blue gym shoes.

Howell is 5-foot-7 and weighs roughly 130 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.

On Thursday, dive teams from the fire department's MABAS districts assisted by searching a pond in the Wolf Park forest preserve. Howell has still not been located. 

A large search party will convene Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Wolf Park forest preserve. 

Anyone with information about Howell's whereabouts is urged to contact the Country Club Hills Police Department at 708-798-3191 or 911. Anonymous tips can be provided through their SWORN tip line at 708-206-2899.