A 17-year-old girl and her 20-month-old daughter have been reported missing in Palatine.
Sharon Tellez-Perez, 17, and her daughter were last seen at Tellez-Perez’ residence in the 4200 block of Bonhill Drive around 1 p.m. Saturday when she told relatives she was leaving to go to laundry, the Cook County sheriff’s office said.
Family members believe they may be with Tellez-Perez’s boyfriend, who is the child’s father, and that they may be headed to Florida or Louisiana where he has relatives. the sheriff’s office said.
Tellez-Perez was described as 5-foot-5, 120 pounds with dark brown shoulder-length hair, officials said.
Anyone with information can call 911, the Cook County sheriff’s police at 708-865-4896, or the Cook County sheriff’s office non-emergency number at 847-635-1188.