Police Searching for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl with Cognitive Disabilities

Evanston police are trying to find a 15-year-old girl with cognitive disabilities who has been missing since Thursday.

Alishianna Harris, of Evanston, has been reported missing a number of times in the past several months, police said. She is known to frequent Loyola Park and the northern part of Rogers Park.

She is described as African American, 5-foot-5-inches tall, 170 pounds, with brown hair and eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, blue jeans and had a blue backpack.

Anyone with information about Harris is asked to contact the Evanston Police Department at 847-866-5000 or use the text-a-tip option by texting to CRIMES (274637) and put EPD TIP in the message line along with the information.