7-Year-Old Boy Found Safe, Day After Police Say He Was Abducted by Armed Mother on Near West Side

A 7-year-old boy was found safe Thursday afternoon, a day after police say he was abducted by his mother on the Near West Side.

The boy had been taken around 4 p.m. Wednesday from the 1300 block of South Damen Avenue.

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Chicago police released no details on how the boy was found or whether the mother would face charges.

Police had said the mother was armed when she took the boy.

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