A "nearly naked man" who was reported running with two naked toddlers through a parking lot near Route 173 and 83 in Antioch Friday night resulted in a hazardous materials alert at the man's apartment on Main Street, according to Antioch police.

Multiple calls were received by Antioch dispatch around 7 p.m. of an adult male running through parking lots while carrying two naked toddlers, and a second round of calls said he was running on Route 173 before police confronted him at the Best Western Plus Hotel, located at 350 W. Route 173, Sgt. Geoff Guttschow of the Antioch Police Department said in a statement late Friday night.

Guttschow added there was a brief confrontation before the was taken into custody. The investigation led to the man's apartment at in the 1200 block of Main Street, and at the residence, officers detected an "overpowering, unidentified chemical odor," so the Antioch Fire Department was called to the scene, according to Guttschow.

The apartment complex was evacuated and Route 83 and 173 was shut down for the possible hazardous-materials incident, according to the statement, with Lake Villa and Grayslake Fire Departments assisting, according to Antioch Deputy Fire Chief Chris Lienhart.

The hazardous materials were unfounded, but the man and his two children were transported to the hospital for a precautionary evaluation, according to the statement.

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