Crime & Safety
Newborn Found in Popeye’s Bathroom Has Homewood Connection
Police say they're investigating the death of a baby girl who died roughly an hour after she was born.
A newborn baby girl was pronounced dead shortly after she was discovered in a Calumet City Popeye’s restaurant bathroom earlier this week, the Chicago Tribune reports. Police say it was likely the mother gave birth there.
The Lake County coroner’s office identified the child as “Baby Jackson” and associated her with a Homewood address.
Police are conducting an investigation and they claim to have “good leads.”
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