AURORA, Ill. — A North Texas woman is facing kidnapping and child abduction charges after allegedly attempting to take two children from a home in a Chicago suburb to their father in Mexico, authorities said.

The Aurora Police Department said officers were called to the 500 block of Rosewood Avenue about 3:30 p.m. Thursday for a possible kidnapping involving children ages 11 and 13. APD said the children were staying with family when a woman arrived, claiming she needed to take them on their mother’s behalf to another state.

The suspect, identified as Cindy Sanchez, 47, of Fort Worth, left with the kids, police said. Officers later confirmed the children’s mother had not given permission, per Aurora PD. APD said the Chicago Police Department later located the woman and the children at Mi

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