Mokena Woman Katie Kearns Is Missing, Friends Say

MOKENA, IL - A Mokena woman who works as a bartender in Joliet has vanished and many of her close friends are concerned about her safety. Several friends of Katie Kearns took to social media on Tuesday evening to spread public awareness and draw attention to their missing friend's case. It is unlike Kearns to go missing under these circumstances, they emphasized.

Her friends say the 24-year-old worked in at Woody's Bar, 1008 East Washington Street in Joliet until around midnight on Sunday night, but nobody has seen or heard from her since. She never made it home from work. Her Jeep has not been located. Her presence on social media has been dormant.

In hopes of drawing widespread attention to Katie Kearns' disappearance, several of her friends contacted the Joliet Police Department and reached out to Joliet Patch. The number for the Joliet Police Department is (815) 724-3100.

"No one has seen or heard from her since Sunday after 12 a.m.," one of her close friends, Angela Brunette-Lowry wrote Patch. "She was a no call no show from both of her jobs, Cafe Miele of Orland Park and Woody's of Joliet. Her phone goes right to voicemail. She has not been in contact with any friends or family and has not been on any social media."

Kearns drives a 1996 Grand Cherokee Laredo. It's tan-gray with a Chicago Cubs World Series sticker on the back window.

Brunette-Lowry said that Kearns, 24, lives back at home with her father and sister.

Kearns stands 4-foot-11, weighs 90 to 100 pounds. She has blue eyes, she was driving the Jeep, which also has not been located. She has a warrior tattoo on her right forearm.

Brunette-Lowry agreed this is totally uncharacteristic of Kearns to go missing. "This is NOT like her," she informed Patch. "She always checks in with someone. And she has her dog Cora that she loves like a child and she would NEVER leave her dog!!!

"She was supposed to work Monday at 9 a.m. at Cafe Miele of Orland Park and then she was supposed to be back at Woody's Monday night and did not show to either. She was also scheduled to open today Tuesday at
Cafe Miele of Orland Park and did not show or call," Brunette-Lowry said.

Friends hope that Joliet's Police Department is vigorously pursuing the case. Joliet Patch has reached out to Joliet police seeking an update on how the missing person's case is progressing or whether police have additional information that is important to share to people across Joliet and Will County.

By John Ferak, Patch Staff

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