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A K-9 officer works near the home of 5-year-old AJ Freund on April 18, 2019, in Crystal Lake. The boy had been reported missing but later was found dead.

Ex-boyfriend of woman charged in death of her son, ‘AJ’ Freund, 5, hopes for ‘role’ in their newborn daughter’s life, lawyer says

September 9, 2019 at 5:58 p.m.

A former boyfriend of JoAnn Cunningham, the Crystal Lake woman who gave birth to a baby girl while in custody on charges related to an older son's fatal beating, hopes...

Drew Peterson is escorted out of the Will County Courthouse in Joliet after a court appearance on May 8, 2009.

Family of Drew Peterson’s ex-wife seeks to resurrect wrongful death lawsuit against convicted ex-Bolingbrook cop

July 10, 2019 at 10:59 a.m.

Attorneys for the family of Drew Peterson's slain third wife are asking a Will County judge to reconsider his April decision to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against the former...

JoAnn Cunningham, 37, cries during her sentencing hearing in Woodstock, July 16, 2020.

Attorney for estate of AJ Freund suggests lawsuit is likely in beating death of 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy

July 8, 2019 at 5:15 p.m.

An attorney for the estate of a slain Crystal Lake boy whose parents are charged with his fatal beating suggested Monday that a wrongful death lawsuit is likely in the...

Jill Swanstrom portrays Lady Liberty and waves to paradegoers at the 2019 Fourth of July parade in Chicago's North Mayfair neighborhood.

Chicago’s neighborhoods celebrate July Fourth: ‘I just tell her it’s the God Bless America day.’

July 4, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

Two 6-year-old girls, dressed from head to toe in red, white and blue, pedaled their bicycles side by side Thursday while trying to keep up with North Mayfair's annual Independence...

Former Hebron Village President John Jacobson heads into the McHenry County courthouse for the start of his trial for drug and gun charges on May 7, 2018, in Woodstock.

‘I let the stress get me,’ says former Hebron mayor, sentenced to probation for night he was found unconscious after drug, alcohol use

June 18, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

The former village president of a small McHenry County town apologized to his community Tuesday but blamed the stresses of elected office for his troubles before being sentenced on a...

Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert said about the Child Link audit, "That's DCFS money intended for kids."

DCFS says nonprofit misused taxpayer dollars, demands repayment of $100K

June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m.

A Chicago nonprofit that provides adoption, foster care and related services for abused and neglected children is fighting allegations it misused taxpayer money after an extensive state audit revealed questionable...

Troubled family history of slain Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund reveals missed warning signs, failed chances to intervene

May 23, 2019 at 2:01 a.m.

Days before Christmas, a McHenry County doctor asked 5-year-old Andrew "AJ" Freund how he got a large bruise on his right hip. The boy and his mother had suggested the...

Randy Liebich appears at a news conference at his lawyer's office on April 17, 2019, in Chicago. He was freed on bond in 2018 after a judge concluded that his attorneys had botched his defense at his 2004 trial.

DuPage prosecutors won’t retry Randy Liebich, whose murder conviction in death of girlfriend’s young son was vacated

April 17, 2019 at 7:47 p.m.

Standing in the same DuPage County courtroom where nearly 15 years ago a judge convicted him of fatally beating his girlfriend's toddler, Randy Liebich learned Wednesday that his long legal...

A spokeswoman for Toni Preckwinkle said all contributions from the January 2018 fundraiser hosted by Ald. Edward Burke had been returned and that the campaign is "following up with the donors who have not cashed the checks."

Toni Preckwinkle returned more than 30 donations from Burke fundraiser, but not all checks have been cashed, records show

May 15, 2019 at 5:40 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has returned many campaign contributions associated with a fundraiser hosted for her last year by embattled Chicago Ald. Edward Burke, according to her campaign...

Reuben F. Goodwin Sr. arrives at court in the Daley Center on Dec. 16, 2016.

Illinois shut down his group home network over risk to residents. Now he’s been convicted of health care fraud for unneeded medical tests.

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

The head of a shuttered Chicago-area network of group homes for adults with disabilities has been convicted of accepting kickbacks in a scheme to steer biological samples to a St....

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