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Could crib bumpers be the next item to get knocked out of the nursery by safety concerns? Many experts say bumpers can suffocate babies if their heads get near the padded crib guards and they can’t move away, or if baby gets wedged between a bumper and the mattress. But as long as retailers offer bumpers - often sold in cute, coordinating nursery sets - some parents will keep on buying them, despite the risks.

Not in Chicago, which became the first municipality in the nation to ban the sale of bumpers with a unanimous vote Thursday night.