South Chicago & East Side
Crime & Mayhem

Death of Toddler Under Investigation

Alex Parker

By Alex Parker on January 6, 2013 8:46pm

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the death 15-month-old Miracle Williams.

DNAinfo/Devlin Brown

CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the death of a suburban toddler.

Miracle Williams, 15 months, was found unresponsive Sunday at a home in the 9300 block of South East End Avenue. She lived in the 21600 block of Peterson Avenue in Sauk Village.

Police said a death investigation is under way. DCFS spokesman David Clarkin said the department is looking into the role Miracle's baby sitter may have played in the child's death.

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