Officials said the aircraft, operated by the private carrier K2 Airways, reported a navigational system issue while flying with five people on board.
Dr. Abdul Ghauri is helping lead the relief efforts in the Chicago area for the tens of millions of people affected by the flooding in Pakistan.
The Taste of Pakistan is underway in southwest suburban Bolingbook Saturday until 11 p.m.
An earthquake in southwestern Pakistan measured 5.9-magnitude, officials said.
Hameed Ullah Khan lived just steps from Chicago's Devon Avenue. The neighborhood and its people were his life until November 5, when he was hospitalized with COVID-19 related illness.
Mayor Wasim Akhtar said at least five or six houses were destroyed in the crash of the domestic flight.