Free Kids' ID Cards, Car Seat Installation Offered At KISS Event

OAK LAWN, IL—Parents can get a photo ID card for their children and some expert help making sure child safety seats are properly installed in their vehicles this Saturday, Aug. 10. The free Kids’ Identification and Safety Seat (K.I.S.S.) public safety event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn, 5100 Museum Drive.

Certified technicians will be on the first floor of the Metra parking tower by the museum at this time to help drivers ensure that the child safety seats in their vehicles are installed properly. Several vehicles including a snowplow and a Tollway H.E.L.P truck will be outside of the parking tower as part of a touch-a-truck display.

Representatives stationed inside the children's museum will be available to make identification cards for children ages three and above. The identification card will include general information about the child as well as an updated picture which will aid police if the child is to go missing.

Operation Kid 2019 is sponsored by the Illinois Tollway and Illinois State Police Dist. 15, which aims to keep parents and children safe and worry free, every trip, every time.

“K.I.S.S. events make staying safe quick and convenient for parents, grandparents and caregivers and fun for kids,," Illinois Tollway Executive Director Jose Alvarez said in a news release. "Families can get their child safety seats checked, pick up free ID cards for their kids and enjoy other fun activities."

Other featured K.I.S.S. activities include:

• Free identification cards for children ages 3 and older.
• Child safety seat inspections and installations.
• Participants will receive a free one-time pass per child to enter into the museum which is valid until December 30, 2019.
• Touch-a-truck display featuring hands-on exploration of a Tollway H.E.L.P. truck and snowplow.

Operation Kid 2019 K.I.S.S. events make staying safe quick and convenient for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and fun for kids by providing free kids' ID cards and child safety seat inspection and installation help. K.I.S.S. events are scheduled throughout Northern Illinois in 2019. Visit the Illinois Tollway website to learn more about the facts and event details.