Abandoned Baby Found in Brighton Park
A newborn baby boy was abandoned in a garbage can in the Southwest Side neighborhood of Brighton Park, Chicago Breaking News reports.
Police responded around 10:20 p.m. Friday night to the 4400 block of South Rockwell St. after neighbors reported hearing a baby crying behind the building. Officers found "a newborn Hispanic male baby in a garbage can wrapped in sweatpants and a blanket," the report said. The baby was full-term and police believe he was born earlier that evening.
There are no leads on who the mother of the child is as police investigate.
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