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Missing 10-year-old Albany Park girl found safe

By Sun-Times Wire

A 10-year-old girl who went missing Saturday evening from the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side has been found safe.

Rijah Williams had last been seen about 7:25 p.m. Saturday at the playground in the 3800 block of West Sunnyside, according to a high-risk missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Police said Sunday morning that she had been found safe and returned to her family.

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