Chicago police searching for missing 12-year-old boy last seen in Gage Park

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026 1:59AM
CPD searching for missing 12-year-old last seen on SW Side

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are looking for a 12-year-old boy who disappeared from the city's Southwest Side.

Cornelius Sanders was last seen on Sunday in the area of the 5100-block of South Western Avenue in the Gage Park neighborhood.

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He is between 5 feet and 5-foot-3 and weighs between 100 and 115 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.

He may be with Cornell Sanders, a 35-year-old man.

Area One detectives asked anyone with information to call them at 312-747-8380 or dial 911.

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