A man, 30, said he left a white SUV running when two men got in and drove off in the 7300 block of S. Lafayette Avenue at about 11:21 p.m.
A 10-year-old child was sitting in the back seat when the suspects drove off.
Chicago police quickly provided a vehicle description over scanners.
The car and the child were found a couple of blocks away in the 7400 block of S. Stewart Avenue, police said.
The child was found safe and had no injuries, police said.
Nobody is in custody.
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