Due Date Near For Pregnant Postal Worker Missing Since October

CHICAGO — The search continues for a pregnant postal worker who went missing from Chicago's South Side five months ago. Kierra Coles, 27, was last seen Oct. 2 near the intersection of 82nd Street and Coles Avenue in the Chatham neighborhood.

Coles was three months pregnant when she went missing, and is due to give birth next month.

Video surveillance shows her wearing her U.S. Postal Service uniform the last time she was seen, yet she called in sick that morning, a U.S. Post Office spokesperson said.

Her mother, Karen Phillips, said she was trying not to fear the worst but it was very uncharacteristic of her daughter to suddenly cut off contact, according to an NBC5 report. Phillips said Coles was excited to become a new mom, has a boyfriend of five years and loves her job and family.

Coles is 5-foot-4 and weighs about 125 pounds, police said. Anybody with information on Coles' whereabouts is urged to call Detectives Joyner or Micetich at 312-747-8274 or 1-800-UTELLUS.

The U.S. Postal Service is offering a $25,000 reward for anyone who finds Coles.