Missing Nursing Student: 'It's As If She Was Yanked Off The Face Of The Earth'

BOURBONNAIS, IL — An Olivet Nazarene University nursing student has been missing since leaving for her home in Schaumburg on Friday, and her family is offering a $20,000 reward for her return. Sheila Khalili, 27, was reported missing by her family after she failed to arrive home. Bourbonnais police said Khalili was last known to be in the area at around 2 a.m. Friday.

Khalili's brothers, Farsheed and Bobby Khalili, spoke out on Tuesday, telling WGN they suspect foul play.

"We haven't had any communication with her," Farsheed Khalili said in a Facebook Live interview. "She hasn't used her cell phone, she hasn't used her I-PASS, her car is missing." There's been no activity on her bank account or credit cards, family said.

The family said they are working with Olivet and offering a $20,000 reward.

An attorney for the family said Khalili is extremely close with her family and it's unheard of for her to have gone so long without any kind of communication with relatives. "It's as if she was yanked off the face of the earth," he said.

He pleaded with anyone with information on Khalili's whereabouts to come forward, saying any detail, no matter how small, could help with the investigation.

Khalili is described as a 5-foot-2-inch white female weighing 165 pounds with dark hair. Police said she was driving a white 2016 Toyota Corolla with the license plate Z750932.

Anyone who has information on Khalili's whereabouts is asked to call the Schaumburg Police Department at 847-882-3534.

Sheila Khalili/Image via Bourbonnais Police Department