Newborn boy found dead inside a duffel bag outside of a Chicago firehouse

A newborn boy was found dead inside a duffel bag covered with snow outside of a Chicago fire station early Saturday morning. Crews cleaning snow off the sidewalk found the bag. The temperature was approximately 22 degrees at 5 a.m. when the baby was found.

Officials are asking anyone in the area who may have surveillance footage of a person with a duffel bag early Saturday morning to contact police so they can get those individuals some help.

The Illinois Safe Haven law allows parents to bring an unharmed baby up to 30 days old to a staff member at a hospital, fire station, police station, or emergency care facility, no questions asked.

“They don’t have to answer any questions. They are promised anonymity (and) the baby is placed in an adoption home,” said Dawn Geras, founder of the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation.

For more information on the services, call 1-888-510-2229 or visit saveabandonedbabies.org.

Tags: Illinois’ Safe Haven Law, newborn baby dies outside firehouse, newborn baby found dead on sidewalk near firehouse

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9 Comments

#1 by Chicagoland fire photos on January 19, 2022 - 2:42 PM

Absolutely deplorable
Also air mask is staffed 24/7 by regular firefighters
#2 by Mike on January 19, 2022 - 1:45 PM

Chuck, how do you say there was no negligence here. Somebody put a newborn baby in a bag outside of a building in winter in Chicago. It’s not only negligent. It’s criminal. All she/he had to do was take the infant to a police station ,fire station and give the child to a person no questions asked. I hope they find a responsible person and throw his/her ass in jail.
#3 by harry on January 19, 2022 - 12:17 PM

very sad poor little baby
#4 by Tim on January 19, 2022 - 11:40 AM

Is air mask services staffed 24/7? Who mans it, light duty guys?
#5 by crabbymilton on January 19, 2022 - 11:33 AM

Putting a baby in a bag like that and leaving him/her there?
Unfortunate is a gross understatement. There was no reason at all for that.
#6 by Chuck on January 19, 2022 - 9:21 AM

There was no “negligence”, and there is no proof there was any “evil” here, unless the requisite autopsy proves otherwise. It was just an unfortunate situation all the way around.
#7 by Bulldog on January 19, 2022 - 8:44 AM

May God bring justice to the negligent person(s) involved. This is horrible!
#8 by Marty Coyne on January 19, 2022 - 8:19 AM

This was Air Mask Services not a regular firehouse.
#9 by crabbymilton on January 19, 2022 - 5:43 AM

I shudder to think of all of the evil and sick people out there.