AJ Freund

A former employee with Illinois’ Department of Child and Family Services was sentenced to jail Thursday for mishandling the case of 5-year-old A.J. Freund, who was beaten to death in his Crystal Lake home in 2019.

A judge has sentenced a former Illinois state child welfare worker to six months in jail in connection with a 5-year-old boy’s death. The Chicago Tribune reported that Lake County Associate Judge George Strickland also ordered Carlos Acosta on Thursday to contribute $1,000 to a county advocacy center and perform 200 hours of public service. The judge convicted Acosta of...

A judge sentenced a former Illinois state child welfare worker to six months in jail Thursday in connection with a 5-year-old boy’s death. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

A judge convicted a former state child welfare worker Friday of child endangerment in connection with the 2019 beating death of a 5-year-old suburban Chicago boy by his mother, but the judge acquitted the man’s supervisor.

A judge convicted a former state child welfare worker Friday of child endangerment in connection with the 2019 beating death of a 5-year-old suburban Chicago boy by his mother, but the judge acquitted the man’s supervisor, NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

A rare scene is playing out this week in a McHenry County courtroom, as two former DCFS workers are on trial following the death of 5-year-old AJ Freund.

A rare scene is playing out this week in a McHenry County courtroom, as two former DCFS workers are on trial following the death of 5-year-old AJ Freund. Charlie Wojciechowski has the details.

Two former Illinois child welfare workers who investigated allegations of abuse involving a 5-year-old boy who was later beaten to death will face a bench trial this week.

Two former Illinois child welfare workers who investigated allegations of abuse involving a 5-year-old boy who was later beaten to death will face a bench trial this week.