(The Center Square) – A new report by an inspector general for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services shows 171 children died while in contact with the department last year, 40% more than the year prior. The 248-page report released by the Illinois Inspector General shows that in 2022, 49 more children died […]
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Waukegan man charged with first-degree murder of his infant son in Cook County
A Waukegan man has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly inflicting multiple injuries on his infant son in Cook County, causing the 6-month-old’s death, police said. The Mount Prospect Police Department said they responded around 3:41 p.m. on October 28 to an apartment in the 700 block of Dempster Street for a call of […]
Beach Park man arrested after allegedly hitting, injuring baby because it woke up crying
A Beach Park man is being held on a $350,000 bond after police say he struck a baby several times, injuring it, because the child woke up during the night crying. Linyorth S. Siu-Jackson, 24, of the 39000 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park, was charged with aggravated battery to a child causing […]
Woman charged with intentionally causing severe trauma injuries to infant in Winthrop Harbor
Prosecutors say a woman struck an infant girl in the face and allowed her to fall off a counter in Winthrop Harbor, leaving the child hospitalized with severe injuries. Khayla J. Evans, 24, of the 3000 block of Serenade Street in Grand Prairie, Texas, was charged with aggravated battery to a child, reckless conduct causing […]
60 days in jail for Huntley man who pleaded guilty to seriously injuring 6-week-old baby
A Huntley man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to causing great bodily harm to a six-week-old baby who was hospitalized with serious injuries. Shawn P. Fontaine, 30, of the 11400 block of Beacon Avenue in Huntley, was charged in January 2020 with aggravated battery to a child under the […]
Father charged in brutal beating of toddler, leaving her critically injured in Waukegan
A Beach Park man has been charged with severely beating his 14-month-old daughter at a Waukegan residence, leaving her in critical condition. Albert K. Estrada, 30, of the 39100 block of Queensbury Lane in Beach Park, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a child causing great bodily harm, a Class X felony. […]
Waukegan man on parole for beating a child charged with punching his 4-year-old son in the face
A convicted felon on parole for beating a child was arrested after Waukegan police say he punched his 4-year-old son in the face, causing bodily harm. Kendall J. Brown, 27, of the 1400 block of Muirfield Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with aggravated battery of a child under 13 causing bodily harm, domestic battery, aggravated […]
Bond reduced for Harvard mother whose child was found severely malnourished and ‘within days of death’
A Harvard mother who was charged after her 6-year-old child was found severely malnourished and “days from death” had her bond reduced by more than half on Tuesday. Both parents are now out of jail. Margaret A. Wisner, 48, and William S. Wisner, 40, were both charged with aggravated domestic battery, reckless conduct causing great […]
Woodstock man charged with aggravated battery after infant critically injured
An arrest warrant has been issued for a 36-year-old man after an infant suffered ‘extensive head, eye and neck trauma’ at a Woodstock home in 2019. Eric H. Hanstad, 36, of the 1800 block of Sebastian Way in Woodstock, was charged with two counts of felony aggravated battery and one count of felony aggravated domestic […]