An Amber Alert has been issued by police in suburban Chicago.

Authorities say 5-year-old Drake Whitaker was sleeping in the back of a white 2012 Audi Q5 when someone stole the car.

It happened earlier today in Park Ridge at around noon.

Officials say the boy is 3’6, weighs almost 40 pounds, has blonde hair and blue-green eyes. He was last seen wearing a black coat.

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