Abandoned Baby Found in Brighton Park
By Anthonia Akitunde in News on Aug 8, 2009 7:45PM
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.