Overview

• Cindy Sanchez, a 47-year-old relative from Fort Worth, allegedly removed her 11- and 13-year-old relatives from their Aurora home without the mother’s consent.
• Aurora police alerted Chicago officers, who located Sanchez and the children at Midway International Airport late Thursday afternoon.
• Prosecutors have charged Sanchez with two counts each of kidnapping, child abduction and unlawful restraint.
• Sanchez is held at the Kane County Jail pending a pretrial hearing on the charges she faces.
• Officers confirmed the siblings were unharmed and have been reunited with family members in Aurora.