McAuley Prays For Safe Return Of Senior Estefania Herrera, 18

CHICAGO — The Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School community is praying for the safe return of senior Estefania Herrera, 18, who went missing over the weekend.

The high school clarified in a statement to Patch, that the student was reported missing on Saturday, not Friday, in information previously shared by Chicago police. School officials said in a statement that Mother McAuley has been closed contact with authorities.

“The Mother McAuley community is praying for the safe return of senior Estefania Herrera. We ask the extended community to join us in keeping Estefania and her family in their thoughts and prayers. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Chicago Police Department’s Area One Special Victims Unit at 312-747-8380.”

Parents rapidly shared information about Herrera Sunday when Chicago police released an alert for the missing teen.

Police did not provide an exact tie or the vicinity where she was last seen.

Herrera was wearing a black-and-white, checkered fleece top and blue jeans. She was also carrying a red backpack and a blue backpack. She is described by police as 5-feet-4-inches tall, 200 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair, and a light brown complexion.

Anyone with information about Estefania Herrera’s whereabouts is asked to call CPD Area One Special Victims Unit detectives at 312-747-8380.