Police and DCFS remain quiet almost three months after an 8-year-old boy was found unresponsive in his bedroom in a Crystal Lake home and died, which police reports indicate was of “suspicious circumstances.” The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 9:50 a.m. on June 6 to the 500 block […]
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Police, DCFS investigating after 8-year-old boy dies after being found unresponsive in Crystal Lake
Police and DCFS are investigating after an 8-year-old boy was found unresponsive at a Crystal Lake home and rushed to the hospital where he died Saturday morning. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 9:50 a.m. Saturday to the 500 block of McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake for a […]
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Police, DCFS investigating after report that teacher physically abused non-verbal child at Lake County school
Police and DCFS are investigating a report that a teacher physically abused a non-verbal child with disabilities at Gages Lake School, which is a special education school in Lake County. The incident reportedly happened at Gages Lake School, 18180 West Gages Lake Road in Gages Lake, which is part of the Special Education District of […]
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‘Entirely preventable’: Appeals court rejects appeal from DCFS worker convicted of failing to protect Crystal Lake boy murdered by parents
An appeals court has rejected an appeal by a DCFS worker convicted of failing to protect AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy murdered by his mother, saying he had a duty to protect the child. Former DCFS social worker Carlos J. Acosta, 58, of Woodstock, was sentenced to six months in jail in June […]
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SWAT team raids home daycare in North Chicago, arrests drug dealer accused of selling meth out of residence
A SWAT team raided a home daycare in North Chicago and arrested a drug trafficker who was selling meth out of the residence where a gun was also found accessible to children. Members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) and SWAT team conducted a search warrant on Thursday morning in the […]
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McHenry County Sheriff’s Office to have deputy join DCFS during home visits in effort to enhance safety
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to have a deputy accompany DCFS staff during home visits to increase safety. McHenry County Government and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) that will […]
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DCFS worker released after completing jail sentence for failing to protect Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund murdered by mother
A DCFS worker who was sentenced to six months in jail for failing to protect AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy murdered by his mother, has been released after completing his sentence. Lake County Associate Judge George Strickland sentenced former DCFS social worker Carlos J. Acosta, 58, of Woodstock, to six months in jail […]
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Lake in the Hills mother who kidnapped daughter from DCFS ordered detained until trial for separate case
A Lake in the Hills mother accused of kidnapping her child from the Department of Children and Family Services earlier this week has been detained in Lake County jail for violating court imposed restrictions in a separate case. Jessica L. Walsh, 29, was ordered held pending trial on a class class 3 felony charge of […]
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Parents who abducted child from DCFS in Woodstock granted pretrial release
Lake in the Hills parents accused of kidnapping their 5-year-old daughter from DCFS have been granted pretrial release by a McHenry County judge. Jeffrey S. Cook, 57, and Jessica L. Walsh, 29, are both charged with a class 4 felony count of child abduction for taking their daughter away from the Department of Children and […]