Crime & Safety

Evergreen Park Police Locate Parents of 'Non-Verbal' Boy: UPDATED

Young, non-verbal boy found wandering in Evergreen Park has been identified.

EVERGREEN PARK, IL -- Evergreen Park police have located the parents of a young boy who was found wandering the streets of Evergreen Park in his pajamas on Sunday.

Police said the boy was "non-verbal" and could not tell officers his name. He was in good health and spirits while in police custody. The child, who appeared to be 4 to 5 years old, was found walking in the 2700 block of West 97th Street. Neighbors in the area had no idea who he was.

No further information is available at this time.

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