This is about 45 minutes from me (although, not really local .. I'm small town and Pekin is a quite large area that is just visited by myself, I don't know it well at all).
I wish LE would take this more seriously, on the cover of the Journal Star tonight was his grandmother pleading for his return, it's just so heartbreaking. I don't blame him for missing school, I'm just hoping he really had somewhere to stay ... it's 18 degrees here tonight and suppose to be colder tomorrow with impending snow from Sun-Wed (between 6-12 inches). I just hope he's safe and will contact someone soon, but I'm just not so sure anymore </3