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Newborn baby dies after being found unresponsive on Chicago's South Side

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  April 22, 2025 6:42am CDT
Back of the Yards
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • A newborn baby was found unresponsive early Tuesday in a Back of the Yards apartment and later died at the hospital. 
    • Chicago police have launched a death investigation; no additional details have been released.

CHICAGO - An investigation has been launched after a newborn baby died early Tuesday morning in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.

The backstory:

Around midnight, police officers responded to an apartment where a newborn baby was found unresponsive in the 4700 block of South Damen Avenue, according to the Chicago Police Department.

The baby was taken to Stroger Hospital where they were pronounced dead.

Area One detectives have launched a death investigation. No further details were provided.

The Source: The information in this report came from the Chicago Police Department.

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