Illinois child welfare employee investigated after death of AJ Freund
Illinois prosecutors are investigating a former child welfare agency employee who supervised an abuse claim involving a 5-year-old suburban Chicago boy later found beaten to death, documents show.
Former DCFS worker may be charged in AJ Freund case
A former DCFS worker may be charged with child endangerment in the AJ Freund case.
2 charged in drug deal stabbing near Crystal Lake
Zachary M. Nunes, 20, of Dwight, faces a count of aggravated robbery, two counts battery and a counts of unlawful delivery and possession of cannabis.
Crystal Lake man charged with sexually assaulting child
Jonathan Gomes faces three felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, according to a statement from the McHenry County sheriff’s office.
Crystal Lake man who tested positive for COVID-19 dies
The 70-year-old died March 21, according to the McHenry County Department of Health spokeswoman Lindsey Salvatelli.
3 homeless men rob, murder acquaintance, leave him floating in Crystal Lake pond: police
They are charged in the death of 51-year-old Robert L. Krikie Jr., police said.
Demolition begins at Chicago-area house where AJ Freund was killed
In November, a judge gave the community of Crystal Lake permission to demolish the house that had sat boarded up for months.
Andrew Freund Sr. seeks bench trial in young son's beating death
Andrew Freund Sr. made the request during a brief hearing in McHenry County court, the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reported.
AJ Freund’s mother, JoAnn Cunningham, to be sentenced in April
She appeared for a hearing Thursday morning, when a judge ordered her sentencing for April 30.
ICE releases Chicago area high school student from detention center after nearly 4 months
Meydi Guzman, 18, was granted bond Wednesday from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
Man who robbed Crystal Lake gas station is arrested hours later driving stolen vehicle in Harvard: police
A Wisconsin man was arrested Monday on car theft charges just hours after he allegedly robbed a gas station in suburban Crystal Lake, police say.
Metra UP-NW trains delayed for derailment in Crystal Lake rail yard
No one was injured, and the derailment was cleared by 10:25 a.m., he said.
Crystal Lake man gets 15 years for sex abuse, soliciting child porn from girls he met on Snapchat
A 24-year-old man from Crystal Lake was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for a slew of sex abuse and child pornography charges involving several girls
Man charged with Crystal Lake stabbing, home invasion
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.
DCFS workers who oversaw AJ Freund case no longer employed by state
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.
Mother of slain AJ Freund pleads guilty to murder
Cunningham, 36, faces a prison sentence of 20 to 60 years in prison for the April murder of her son, the Daily Herald is reporting.
Judge OKs demolition of Illinois house where “AJ” Freund was killed
A judge has given a northern Illinois community permission to demolish the house where a couple allegedly beat their 5-year-old son to death.
Illinois officer fined $350 for illegally parking patrol car in handicapped space
A northern Illinois police officer has been ticketed for parking his patrol car in a handicapped-accessible parking space.
Salvation Army collects first gold coin of season in Chicago area
Christmas is around the corner and last week, the Salvation Army was gifted its first gold coin of the season in the Chicago area.
Alarm scares off armed robber at Crystal Lake gas station
Police in the north suburbs are searching for a woman who attempted to rob a Crystal Lake gas station.