CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 25-year-old man who was reported missing last week from Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood has been located, police said Thursday.
Luis Mercarder, from the 1800-block of West 21st Place, was last seen Nov. 8.
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Mercader works as a cook at Roister restaurant, a hip Near West Side restaurant that's owned by the Alinea Group.
He was slated to attend a benefit for victims of Hurricane Maria that day. However, he never made it to the event.
His backpack was found at Urbanbelly restaurant in Chicago, where he was last spotted.
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Police said in a release Thursday that Mercader has been found safe. They did not provide further details.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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Luis Mercarder, 25 (Chicago Police Department)