Police locate girl, 15, missing from Avondale

Police have located a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing Tuesday from the Northwest Side Avondale neighborhood, police said Thursday.

Samantha Neilsen-Reese lives in the 4300 block of North Whipple, and was last seen on Tuesday near 3601 N. Milwaukee Ave., according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

On Thursday, police said Neilsen-Reese had been located. Additional details were not provided.

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