Crime & Safety
6-Year-Old Dropped Off Early By School Bus, Left Alone For An Hour In Freezing Cold In Chicago's South Suburbs
"My neighbor called me around 4:30, 4:33, and was saying that she had my son, and I was confused," Akira Willis said.
December 5, 2025
A south suburban mother is demanding answers from her son's school and school bus company, after her 6-year-old was sent home early and left alone in the cold for more than an hour.
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Akira Willis said her 6-year-old son, Josiah, was dropped off at the corner of 192nd Court and Chestnut Drive in Country Club Hills on Wednesday afternoon and left there for more than an hour.
"My neighbor called me around 4:30, 4:33, and was saying that she had my son, and I was confused," she said.
