The village's website recommends that if anyone finds a dead bat inside their home should place a bucket over it to safely contain it (in the event that it is stunned and not dead) and then call Cook County Animal and Rabies Control at 708-974-6140. According to the village, the number is staffed 24/7 and a Cook County Animal Warden will respond within 1-2 hours. This is the only circumstance in which the county will come out and collect the bat, according to the village.