The North Riverside Fire Department serves as safe havens under the Illinois Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act, which offers a protected legal alternative to unsafe infant abandonment.
If you are pregnant and unable to keep your baby after it’s born, you may legally hand your unharmed baby, up to 30 days old, to a staff member at a hospital, fire or police station or emergency care facility. The Illinois Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act allows parents to relinquish their unharmed infants anonymously, avoiding civil or criminal liability.