Downers Grove - According to the Downers Grove Police Department, the pit bull was running free around its home on Curtiss Street near Cornell Avenue when it attacked the child around 3:30 p.m.
The report says the child, whose name and age have not been released, was scratched on his stomach during the attack. The owner of the dog, a 19-year-old woman from Downers Grove, was reportedly cited following the incident.
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