An “active police operation” was underway in the area of a hotel in the suburb of Lombard early Friday morning, with multiple agencies on the scene including a dive team as officers searched for a missing two-year-old girl.
Around 4 a.m., Lombard Police confirmed to NBC Chicago that there was an “active police response” around the Extended Stay America Hotel, located at 260 E. 22nd St. in Lombard, near Yorktown Shopping Center Mall.
NBC 5 reporter Sandra Torres reported that the “significant” police presence included the Lombard Police Department, DuPage County Sheriff’s and Villa Park Police Departments, as well as the Oakbrook, Roselle and Bloomingdale Fire Departments.
Bloomingdale’s Fire Department confirmed to Torres that they were dispatched to the scene due to reports of a person “in the water.”
Pictures and video from the scene showed several agencies surrounding the area, along with several divers searching a pond behind the hotel and Lombard’s Greek Islands, a popular restaurant near the Yorktown Mall.
Torres reported from the scene that an Extended Stay America employee said police were looking for a two-year-old girl who lived at the hotel and was reported missing overnight.
The village of Lombard confirmed later Friday morning that authorities were searching for the missing girl in the area of 22nd Street and Highland Avenue.
According to the village, the girl was last seen wearing a white tank top with colorful writing and blue denim shorts.
“Please avoid the area to allow emergency personnel to conduct their search,” the village said in a Facebook post.
Authorities in Lombard and DuPage County did not immediately respond to NBC Chicago’s request for more information.
This is a developing story that will be updated as details become available.
Lombard, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, is about 20 miles west of the city.