Child left behind at Gilman gas station after bus departs, Gilman IL


A child was accidentally left behind at a gas station in Gilman when his brother boarded a bus to Memphis without him. Police are helping to reunite the family.
Audio|Source: Illinois State Police Troops 1,2,3,4,5
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pedestrian. He's walking on Highway 17, just east of Dwight. So we're an orange sweatshirt. We've got to flip around. Go back to him. ...call in. He advised he was in Gilman, was supposed to get in a Greyhound bus with his seven-year-old brother. They got separated.
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And when he got back, the brother is on the bus and the bus left him. The caller's in Gilman at a shell gas station. The bus is heading to Memphis. He said that the brother does not have a phone and tracking the GPS of the bus. It was almost to Paxton. His name and phone number in the CFS, can you give him a call and see if there's any assistance we can provide?
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Location mentioned:
Gilman, IL 60938
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