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Illinois Missing Woman: Sheriff's Office Renews Search for Jamie Travis
PEORIA, IL – More than two decades after a 27 year old woman disappeared in central Illinois, authorities are renewing their appeal for information that could help solve a missing person case dating b
By Nora Whitfield · 2026-10-12T17:50:06.240Z
PEORIA, IL – More than two decades after a 27 year old woman disappeared in central Illinois, authorities are renewing their appeal for information that could help solve a missing person case dating back to 2005.
Jamie Travis was last seen Aug. 30, 2005, in Peoria, Illinois. Now, 21 years later, investigators are asking the public to help uncover what happened to her.
According to the Cook County Sheriff 's Office, Travis was last seen at the Taft Homes Public Housing Complex near Northeast Adams Street and Green Street in Peoria.
The Sheriff's Office highlighted her disappearance Monday, Oct. 12, as part of its ongoing Missing Persons Project, which focuses on cases that have remained unresolved for extended periods.
Travis was 27 years old when she disappeared. According to the department's missing person flyer, she would now be approximately 48 years old.
Authorities describe Travis as a white woman with green eyes and sandy colored hair. Her listed height ranges from 5 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches, with a reported weight between 100 and 150 pounds.
Investigators have not publicly provided additional details in the latest appeal about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance or what may have happened after she was last seen.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office maintains a dedicated team of investigators focused on long term missing person cases, including disappearances that occurred years or decades ago.
Officials are encouraging anyone who may remember seeing Travis in Peoria in August 2005, or who has information about her whereabouts, to contact investigators.
Anyone with information about Jamie Travis is asked to call the Cook County Sheriff's Office at 773 674 9490 or email CCSO.MissingPersons@ccsheriff.org .
Additional information about the department's Missing Persons Project is available at https://cookcountysheriffil.gov/person/ .