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Attorney General Launching Program to Keep Kids Safe

ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL IS LAUNCHING A PILOT PROGRAM TO HELP KEEP KIDS SAFE. 

 

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS TEAMING UP WITH THE NATIONAL CHILD IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM TO DISTRIBUTE FREE I-D KITS TO ABOUT 175-THOUSAND KINDERGARTENERS IN ILLINOIS. RAOUL SAYS THE KITS INCLUDE MATERIALS FOR PARENTS TO FINGERPRINT THEIR KIDS.

 

 

ABOUT 175-THOUSAND FREE CHILD I-D KITS WILL BE SENT OUT TO ILLINOIS FAMILIES WITH KINDERGARTNERS THIS SPRING AS PART OF THE NEW INITIATIVE. THE KIT HELPS PARENTS GATHER THE DETAILS THEY WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE POLICE SHOULD THEIR CHILD GO MISSING, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION, PHOTOS AND FINGERPRINTS SAYS ILLINOIS STATE POLICE MAJOR MATTHEW GAINER.

 

 

 IF THE PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL, RAOUL SAYS IT MAY BE EXPANDED TO OTHER GRADES.

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