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17-year-old Island Lake boy remains missing despite extensive police search, authorities say

A 17-year-old Island Lake boy who was last seen in Wauconda has been missing for almost three days now despite extensive law enforcement searches using search dogs and drones, police said. Abe Gonzalez, 17, of Island Lake, was seen by his father walking out the front door of their home around 10 p.m. Friday, according […]

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Large turnout expected at visitation for Andrew Freund

Crystal Lake police are expecting a large turnout and heavy traffic at the public visitation tomorrow for 5-year-old Andrew Freund, officials said. A public walk-through visitation for Andrew “AJ” Freund is scheduled for 1-8 p.m. Friday at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 East Terra Cotta Avenue in Crystal Lake. Overflow parking is at Willow Creek […]

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“AJ will always be our little superhero,” family of Andrew Freund says in statement

Six days after the body of 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy Andrew Freund was found buried near Woodstock, his relatives have released a statement describing the boy as ‘loving and caring’. Andrew Freund’s family attorney Peter J. Flowers released a statement on behalf of the family on Tuesday. Flowers represents AJ’s family, other than the biological […]

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“Maybe someone hit me with a belt, maybe mommy didn’t mean to hurt me” Andrew Freund previously told to doctor

A new report detailing the timeline of DCFS involvement with Andrew Freund shows that he told a doctor months before his death, “Maybe someone hit me with a belt. Maybe mommy didn’t mean to hurt me.” On Friday, the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services released a more detailed timeline of their interactions with […]