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15-year-old girl reported missing from Portage Park

By  Francesca Gattuso
   
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Maliya Porter | Chicago Police

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old girl reported missing Monday from the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Maliya Porter is missing Monday from the 5700 block of West Montrose, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Porter was described as a 5-foot-8, 145-pound black girl with a medium complexion, brown eyes and brown hair, police said.

Anyone with information should contact Area North detectives at (312) 744-8200.

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