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Streamwood Man Charged with First-Degree Murder in Sisters’ Stabbings

Prosecutors approved charges Tuesday with Jenkins hospitalized in custody, postponing his scheduled detention hearing.

Kimberly Ponce, 11, and her mom, Melissa Ponce, visit the memorial for Eyani Jones, 10, along with her sister, Janiya Jenkins, 21,near the family’s Streamwood town home along the 1600 block of McKool Avenue on May 30, 2025, in Streamwood. The sisters were stabbed to death Wednesday night. Kimberly Ponce, a friend of Eyani Jones, said “she was very nice and always complimented me on my outfits. She was a really good friend. Every time I saw her she made my day." (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
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Overview

  • Jalonie Jenkins, 25, is accused of fatally stabbing his sisters, 21-year-old Janiya Jenkins and 10-year-old Eyani Jones, at their Streamwood home on May 28.
  • Officers found both victims with stab wounds inside the townhome on the 1600 block of McKool Avenue when they responded around 7:50 p.m.
  • Investigators recovered Jenkins’s vehicle in Bensenville on May 30 before arresting him near a Downers Grove Metra station on June 1.
  • The Cook County State’s Attorney approved two counts of first-degree murder against Jenkins on June 3.
  • Neighbors said two younger children fled to a nearby home for help during the attack, and the community has left flowers and candles outside the family’s residence.