The 12-year-old had last been seen at his residence around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The July 4 evening accident happened on Interstate 290 near Golf Road.
The safety campaign will run June 17 through July 6.
An investigation continues into the Friday incident. No injuries were reported.
A driver is accused of failing a sobriety test after he hit the Arlington Heights girl Saturday in Palatine Township, according to police.
Police are encouraging safe and sober driving this July.
"We helped make Illinois roads safer and spread the word that seat belts save lives,” Sergeant Karen McCartney said.
Bystanders pulled the man from the burning car Thursday morning before firefighters arrived on the scene.
Police took a driver involved in the Wednesday hit-and-run accident into custody. A GoFundMe has been set up for the injured man.
A boyfriend of an Arlington Heights woman involved in melee charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
A 15-year-old boy and 51-year-old woman, both of Chicago, died in Monday's accident on Interstate 90, east of Sutton Road.
Her husband, 87, was taken to the hospital Friday with non-life threatening burn injuries.
The following information comes from the Arlington Heights Police Department and court records as a record of police activity.
The credit and debit cards were stolen out of a person's locker May 19 at L.A. Fitness in Arlington Heights.
Police are seeking witnesses and requesting assistance in identifying the suspect from a May 17 incident.
A 25-year-old Hawthorn Woods man was ejected from his vehicle and sustained significant injuries at Route 83 and Endwood Drive.
Jose Castro, who was off-duty, was speeding Monday before the tragic one-car crash in Arlington Heights.
The 13-year-old had been last seen leaving her residence at around 7 p.m. Saturday in unincorporated Elk Grove Township.
The man approached the girl Monday morning in the area of East Valley Lane and North Pine Tree Drive in Arlington Heights, police said.
Jose Castro, 29, was speeding early Monday morning, left a roadway, struck a utility pole and landed in a backyard.
The 27-year-old man struck another vehicle, which fled the crash scene, Thursday night northbound I-90 at Addison Street in Chicago.
Police are searching for the two suspects who they say stole a toy Yorkshire terrier puppy from Pocket Puppies after breaking into the shop.
A 34-year-old man is also accused of illegal burning and other ordinance violations and was arrested by Arlington Heights Police.
The FBI and Arlington Heights Police Department are investigating the incident at the Jewel-based TCF Bank.
Residents warned to take preventive measures amid an increase in incidents nationwide.
Police said there was no danger to the community despite the Thursday morning call.
The Arlington Heights man was an employee of Sushi Station in Rolling Meadows, according to police.
The Des Plaines man is accused of felony reckless homicide, DUI of drugs in the two-car rollover crash last month in Mount Prospect.
"During April, you will see increased law enforcement efforts as officers stop and ticket anyone who violates distracted driving laws."
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month across the nation.
The Arlington Heights Police Department made arrests involving driving under the influence of alcohol and domestic battery.
The 25-year-old was arrested in the 800 block of W Central Avenue: Arlington Heights Blotter
According to the Arlington Heights police blotter, a local man has been accused of driving under the influence of both drugs and alcohol.
Authorities identified Gerardo Alvarez-Villalva as the man who died in Saturday's minivan crash in Arlington Heights.
A 49-year-old McHenry man was killed and another person was injured in a crash involving a motorcycle and SUV.
The 24-year-old Des Plaines man was traveling at a high rate of speed prior to the one-car accident, according to eyewitnesses.
The Hoffman Estates man is due back in court on March 26: Arlington Heights Blotter
Additional officers will be conducting DUI saturation patrols.
All lanes on Rand Road (Route 12) were closed throughout Sunday as an investigation continues.
Two Chicago men are accused of stealing $327K in jewelry, cash from a number of stores, including in Arlington Heights and Bolingbrook.