Crews search Long Grove forest preserve, looking for man who disappeared in Arlington Heights

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Crews search north suburban forest preserve for missing man
Arlington Heights police are looking for missing person Adam Gerber. They searched Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve in Long Grove, Illinois on Tuesday.

LONG GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- Crews on Tuesday searched a north suburban forest preserve, including bodies of water, as they looked for a man who went missing on Monday night.

Arlington Heights police said they are looking for 54-year-old Adam Gerber, who was last seen around 11:30 p.m. Monday near Arlington Heights and Lake Cook roads. His vehicle was found there.

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The search efforts led police to Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve in Long Grove. Chopper 7 was over a large police presence there around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

As of Tuesday evening, Gerber is still considered missing, police said.

Police asked anyone who lives or works in the area of Lake Cook and Arlington Heights roads to check their surveillance cameras for any signs of Gerber between late Monday evening and early Tuesday morning.

The Arlington Heights Police Department asked anyone with information to contact them at 847-368-5300

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