Police asked for the public's help in finding him on December 25. His family provided a photo of Hovinen, who is 6'2" and 205 pounds with short blonde hair. He was last seen at Skeeters Saloon, located at 1691 Elgin Road (on Route 25) in Carpentersville. He was wearing a red Blackhawks jersey, jeans, gray tennis shoes and a black jacket.
His car is a black Toyota Tacoma with a personalized red Chicago Blackhawks license plate #ROBWH.
Anyone with information should call an anonymous police hotline at 847 551-3488.