A lot of the parents couldn't be reached by phone during working hours.

The Press can be reached by phone at (847) 491-2046.

The other three could not be reached by phone tonight.

Lester, who had left the area several days earlier, was reached by phone in Chicago.

They can also be reached by phone at 202-647-3241 or 202-647-4000.

They could not be reached by phone for comment today.

Harris, reached by phone, said he did not know what to expect.

Reached by phone, the family would not comment last night.

But his mother, reached by phone, said her son was in fact there.

He could not be reached for comment by phone last evening.