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Cook County

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Chicago Metropolitan Area

Homewood-Flossmoor

Illinois

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Police are reaching out to Southland residents for help finding a 20-year-old Flossmoor woman who went missing last week.Selena Brodnax was last seen leaving her home on the evening of July 11, police said. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-woman-went-missing-4-days-ago-in-flossmoor-20160715-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Chicago Tribune identified her as a person with special needs</a> who relies on regular medication and is a ward of the state or Illinois.Brodnax is 5 feet 4 inches and weighs around 200 pounds. If you've seen her or have information on her whereabouts, please call the Flossmoor Police Department at 708-957-4500.Accompanying photo courtesy of the Flossmoor Police Department

Police are reaching out to Southland residents for help finding a 20-year-old Flossmoor woman who went missing last week.

Selena Brodnax was last seen leaving her home on the evening of July 11, police said. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-woman-went-missing-4-days-ago-in-flossmoor-20160715-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Chicago Tribune identified her as a person with special needs</a> who relies on regular medication and is a ward of the state or Illinois.Brodnax is 5 feet 4 inches and weighs around 200 pounds. If you've seen her or have information on her whereabouts, please call the Flossmoor Police Department at 708-957-4500.

Accompanying photo courtesy of the Flossmoor Police Department

Flossmoor police are searching for a woman who has not been seen since early last week.