State police, tollway team up for kids safety event Saturday in Aurora

The Illinois tollway and Illinois State Police are hosting a free Kids' Identification and Safety Seat (K.I.S.S.) event Saturday in Aurora.

It will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fox Valley Park District's Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave.

Highlights include: free child safety seat inspections and installations; free identification cards for children ages 3 and older; Touch-a-Truck display featuring hands-on exploration of a Tollway H.E.L.P. truck, snowplow and emergency vehicles from local police and fire departments; and Trooper Cooper, a talking, child-sized Illinois State Police car that offers simple safety tips to toddlers and young children.

"We rely on K.I.S.S. events to help educate parents and caregivers about the importance of using properly sized and installed safety seats to protect young children when they're traveling," state police Capt. Linda Mandat said in an announcement of the event "Providing parents with a kids ID card also helps protect children by allowing authorities to more easily locate and identify a missing or lost child."