Crime & Safety

Tyke Lost At Evergreen Park Fireworks Reunited With Family

Evergreen Park police send out emergency alert after lost child is found at the fireworks.

EVERGREEN PARK, IL -- Evergreen Park residents received an Everbridge emergency alert from police after a 3-year-old child was found near Duffy Park on July 3, the evening when the village holds its annual Independence Day fireworks.

The boy was taken to the Evergreen Park police station. Police said that child was successfully reunited with his family and is safe.

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