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Baby-sitters Investigated in Death of 6-Month-Old Boy, DCFS Says

By Emily Morris | September 16, 2013 2:03pm
 Two baby-sitters are being investigated by the state after a 6-month-old boy died in the Douglas neighborhood Sunday morning, authorities said.
Two baby-sitters are being investigated by the state after a 6-month-old boy died in the Douglas neighborhood Sunday morning, authorities said.
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CHICAGO — Two baby-sitters are being investigated by state family services after a 6-month-old boy died Sunday, authorities said.

Kenneth Rivera was found unresponsive about 10 a.m. Sunday in a Douglas home in the 2700 block of South Dearborn Street, police said. He was in the care of at least one baby-sitter, according to police.

Kenneth, who lived in the 4700 block of South King Drive, was taken to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center and pronounced dead at 10:41 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. An autopsy has not yet been completed.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the child's two baby-sitters for allegations of neglect, agency spokesman Dave Clarkin said.

DCFS has no prior reports involving either baby-sitter, Clarkin said. The baby-sitters were not licensed by DCFS, he said.

Police are conducting a death investigation and have not made any arrests in the case, said Officer Michael Sullivan, a Chicago Police Department spokesman.

Clarkin said DCFS encourages child-care providers to review the agency's "ABC's" guidelines for safe sleep, which advises that babies sleep alone, on their backs and in a safe crib.