Crime & Safety
7-Year-Old Boy Found Safe After Car Stolen In On West Side
Chicago police responded to a kidnapping in the 5800 block of West Adams just before 11:40 p.m.
August 3, 2026
A boy was found safe after a car was stolen on Chicago's West Side on Friday night.
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Chicago police responded to a kidnapping in the 5800 block of West Adams just before 11:40 p.m. Police said a mother was in an argument with a friend who then took her car with her 7-year-old son still inside.
Police said officers found the car and the child shortly after, with the child's grandmother.