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15-year-old missing from Cragin found safely

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A 15-year-old boy missing from the Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side since Tuesday morning has been located.

Jonathan Romero had last been contacted at 9 a.m. Tuesday and went missing from the 4900 block of West Drummond, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Romero has been found safe and reunited with his family, police said Wednesday morning.

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