Missing Man Was Headed For Chicago Heights

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL — The Lasalle County Sheriff's Office is looking for a Somonauk resident who was last seen heading toward Chicago Heights, according to a missing persons flier.

Lasalle County officials confirmed 36-year-old Garnie Dell Rice was last seen meeting with two men in Ottawa, with plans to work in Chicago Heights for Top Seal Coating on Sunday, Aug. 30. Rice has not been seen or heard from since then.

Rice is a white man, who is 5'11" tall and weighs about 170 pounds, according to the flier. He has short receding brown hair, hazel eyes and a goatee. He also has a large tattoo on his upper left side chest that reads "Arianna" and "Brooklyn," in black ink, the flier reads.

Anyone with information should contact the LaSalle County Sheriff's Office at 815-433-2161.