Police issue alert after attempted child luring on Chicago’s NW Side

The Brief

  • A 15-year-old girl reported an attempted child luring while waiting at a bus stop in Portage Park on Thursday
  • Police said a bald man in a black Cadillac SUV gestured for her to get inside before circling the block five times and leaving.
  • Detectives are investigating, and police are asking anyone with information to contact Area Five detectives or submit an anonymous tip.

Chicago police are warning the public about an attempted child luring incident involving a 15-year-old girl in the Portage Park neighborhood.

Chicago child luring

The backstory:

The incident happened around 4:20 p.m. Thursday in the 6400 block of West Irving Park Road, according to police.

Police said the girl was waiting at a bus stop when a black Cadillac SUV pulled alongside her. The driver, described as an unknown bald white man between 20 and 30 years old, gestured for the girl to get into the vehicle.…

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