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Three 6-year-old girls taken to hospital after ingesting substance at Grand Crossing school
Three girls were hospitalized Friday after ingesting an unidentified substance at Henry O. Tanner Elementary School on Chicago’s South Side. They were reported in fair condition; no other injuries were reported.
Three 6-year-old girls were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital after ingesting an unidentified substance at Henry O. Tanner Elementary School in the Grand Crossing neighborhood Friday morning, Chicago police and fire officials said.
Paramedics were called to the school, at 7350 S. Evans Ave., around 11 a.m. Oct. 16 after the girls experienced abdominal pain. They were listed in fair condition, police said. No other injuries were reported.
Officials did not identify the substance or provide further details about how the children came into contact with it.