Child Lives Alone for 5 Days in House

A 23-month-old boy left alone for five days after his mother was sent to a mental health clinic wolfed down bread, beef and ice cream to stay alive. Police only found him on their third visit to the apartment. The boy’s 29-year-old mother was picked up April 19 in a drugstore parking lot near Woodridge, about 20 miles southwest of Chicago. Police said she was incoherent. His mother’s car, left behind at the parking lot, contained a toddler’s seat but police said they were unable to follow up because they couldn’t get an address.