The father accused in the beating death of “AJ” Freund , a 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy whose body was found in a shallow grave in a far northwest suburb last year, appeared in court Tuesday.

The father accused in the beating death of “AJ” Freund , a 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy whose body was found in a shallow grave in a far northwest suburb last year, is expected to appear in court Tuesday.

A Crystal Lake man has been charged with trying to stab another man to death during a home invasion Thursday in an unincorporated area near the northwest suburb.

Two child welfare employees who oversaw AJ Freund’s case for months before his murder are no longer employed by the agency. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services confirmed Friday that Carlos Acosta and his supervisor Andrew Polovin left the agency after a lengthy internal investigation. “Following the heartbreaking death of AJ Freund, DCFS began a comprehensive review...

A Crystal Lake man was sentenced to seven years in prison for drug charges related to a fatal overdose earlier this year in the northwest suburb.

The mother of 5-year-old AJ Freund has pleaded guilty in his murder, and NBC 5’s Chris Hush has the story.

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details that may be difficult for some viewers to read. The Illinois mother charged in the beating death of her 5-year-old son Andrew “AJ” Freund, a Crystal Lake boy who was reported missing before his body was found in a shallow grave in a far northwest suburb, has pleaded guilty to murder.  Joann Cunningham, 36, had...

The estate of the 5-year-old northern Illinois boy who was beaten to death and buried in a shallow grave this year has filed a lawsuit contending that two state child welfare workers ignored clear signs that the boy was being abused months before his death. NBC 5’s Michelle Relerford reports.

The estate of the 5-year-old northern Illinois boy who was beaten to death and buried in a shallow grave this year has filed a lawsuit contending that two state child welfare workers ignored clear signs that the boy was being abused months before his death.

A lawyer for a former Lithuanian judge and parliament member jailed in Chicago said Monday that a new court ruling could be a fatal blow to his client’s long fight against extradition to Lithuania, saying she could be sent back any day now to the Baltic Sea nation where she says she exposed a network of influential pedophiles.

Illinois officials have suspended the law license of a suburban Chicago man charged in the beating death of his 5-year-old son. The state’s Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission disclosed Monday the license of 60-year-old Andrew Freund of Crystal Lake will remain on suspension until further ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court. He’s awaiting trial on charges he murdered his 5-year-old...

A paternity test has determined that a suburban Chicago man charged in the beating death of his 5-year-old son is not the biological father of the infant born to his son’s mother about a month after the couple’s arrest on first-degree murder charges.

A lawyer for a former Lithuanian judge and parliament member jailed in Chicago said Monday that a new court ruling could be a fatal blow to his client’s long fight against extradition to Lithuania, saying she could be sent back any day now to the Baltic Sea nation where she says she exposed a network of influential pedophiles.

The Crystal Lake mother accused of killing her 5-year-old son, AJ Freund, has allegedly given birth to a baby girl in jail, the Northwest Herald reports.

The Crystal Lake mother accused of killing her 5-year-old son, AJ Freund, has allegedly given birth to a baby girl in jail, the Northwest Herald reports.

Three people have been charged with a woman’s drug overdose death in northwest suburban Crystal Lake.

They stand accused of killing their 5-year-old son, and they pleaded not guilty in his murder. NBC 5’s Michelle Relerford has the story. 

The Illinois mother and father charged with the beating death of their 5-year-old son Andrew “AJ” Freund were expected to appear in court Friday for preliminary hearings in their cases.