Report of young girl found on West Side unfounded, Chicago police say

ByJasmine Minor and ABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Report of young girl found on West Side unfounded, CPD says

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A report of a found child on the West Side was unfounded, Chicago police said Tuesday.

Chicago police initially said that girl is between 2 and 3 years old as found around 7 p.m. Monday in the 4300-block of West Van Buren Street.

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Police initially said the girl was left by a woman.

Tuesday morning, police updated that the girl has been identified and the initial report that she was abandoned was unfounded. Police said it was a domestic situation and are looking into charges of filing a false report.

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