Crime & Safety
Baby Found Dead In Duffel Bag On Near North Side: Reports
The newborn baby boy was discovered near a Chicago firehouse as firefighters were shoveling snow, reports said.
CHICAGO, IL — A newborn baby was found dead in a duffel bag Saturday near a Chicago Fire Department firehouse on the Near North Side, according to multiple reports.
The baby boy was found around 5 a.m. in the 1000 block of North Orleans, the Chicago Tribune reported. The baby was found in a duffel bag covered in snow as firefighters were shoveling, police told the Tribune.
No further information was available. Area Three detectives are investigating, reports said.
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Illinois's Safe Haven Law establishes safe places where parents can relinquish newborn infants. The purpose of the Safe Haven Law is to prevent babies from being abandoned in places where they may come to harm.
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Illinois law allows parents 30 days to physically place the baby into the arms of a staff member at a police station, firehouse or medical facility.
For more information on Illinois' Safe Haven Law, 888-510-2229 or visit saveabandonedbabies.org.
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