Joliet, IL – Police are asking for the public’s help locating a 35-year-old man reported missing from Joliet after he had not been heard from in more than a week.
According to the Joliet Police Department, Cornelious Mays was last in contact with family on December 17, 2025, and was officially reported missing on December 23.
Mays is described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing about 195 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. He was last believed to be wearing a black sweatshirt, flannel shirt, blue jeans, and brown work boots. Authorities said Mays had previously been working in Chicago and may still be in that area.
Police are urging anyone who may have seen Mays or has information about his whereabouts to contact Detective Green at (815) 726-3019 or call 9-1-1 immediately.
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