Info ‘Trickling In’ About Missing Mom: Cops

JOLIET, IL — Detectives investigating the disappearance of a mother who vanished shortly after Christmas have received some information but “nothing of substance,” police said.

“We’re following up on leads,” said Shorewood Deputy Police Chief Jason Barten. “Things are trickling in.”

Melissa Sue Ronczkowski, 27, was last seen leaving Palos Community Hospital on Dec. 27, police said. Her mother, who lives in Shorewood, reported her missing to that town’s police department on Jan. 25.

Ronczkowski herself has never lived in Shorewood, police said. Court records show she has lived in Joliet, Bolingbrook and Oak Forest.

Ronczkowski, a mother of two, has brown eyes and blond hair. She is 5-foot-3 and 145 pounds.

If you have seen Ronczkowski or have any information on her whereabouts, please call the Shorewood police at 815-725-1460 or the Textwich hotline at 562-241-7974.

Mising mom Melissa Sue Ronczkowski | submitted photo