Police seek missing Maple Park boy, 14

Maple Park police and Kane County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking the whereabouts of a 14-year-old boy who is considered an endangered runaway and has been missing since early Monday.

Maple Park Police Chief Randy Endean said the investigation into the missing boy led them to Genoa, where he was last seen in the 300 block of Hill Street.

“The young man fled on foot,” Endean said. “We tried to locate him so we can get him help that he could benefit from. But he fled, and other young people we interviewed denied having seen him or know where he is.”

Endean said the boy’s mother and father are hopeful that he will be found.

“He left a disturbing note for his parents,” Endean said, adding that he could not provide details on what the note said.

“I do not know all the details about the note or any argument with his parents,” Endean said. “With teenagers today, it can be a difficult time, and there isn’t always the best dialog. His father and mother wish their son could be found to help him get help and begin a dialog.”

There was an incident at the boy’s home about 1:30 a.m. Endean said, and he and his department have been out looking for the boy since.

“We are following many leads of different young people that he is known to connect with on social media,” Endean said. “We are exhausting all our efforts and canvassing Genoa. ... He is not in any trouble. He has not committed any crime. He is missing, and his parents are concerned.”

In flyers and police Facebook posts, he is described as 5-foot-9, 140 pounds; white with brown eyes and hair; and wearing a black shirt, gray sweatpants, black Converse shoes and possibly carrying a backpack.

Anyone who can report sightings or information about him should call 911 or 630-232-8400.