An 18-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing a 20-year-old man in North Chicago on May 4, police said. Marquez D. Walker-McVae, 18, of the 2100 block of Grove Ave in North Chicago, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The North Chicago Police Department responded at 8:40 […]
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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 […]
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Coroner releases cause of death of 5-year-old Andrew Freund
An autopsy showed that Andrew “AJ” Freund died from “craniocerebral trauma” as a result of multiple blunt force injuries, the McHenry County Coroner’s Office said. McHenry County Interim Coroner David Devane released the results Thursday afternoon following the autopsy. AJ suffered craniocerebral trauma, which is a brain injury. The parents of Andrew Freund allegedly forced […]
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Vigils planned for 5-year-old Andrew Freund at his Crystal Lake home, Woodstock Square
Two candlelight vigils, one at the home of Andrew Freund and another at the Woodstock Square, are set to take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday as the community mourns the death of the young boy. 36-year-old JoAnn Cunningham, the boy’s mother, has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder, four counts of aggravated battery, […]
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Parents facing numerous charges in murder, disappearance of 5-year-old Andrew Freund
The parents of 5-year-old Andrew Freund are facing charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, failure to report missing or child death and more, police announced. JoAnn Cunningham, the boy’s mother, has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder, four counts of aggravated battery, two counts of aggravated domestic battery and one […]
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Body of missing 5-year-old Andrew Freund found near Woodstock; parents charged with murder
The parents have been charged with first-degree murder after the body of missing 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy Andrew Freund was found Wednesday near Woodstock, police announced. Crystal Lake Police Chief James Black and FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Sallet announced Wednesday during a press conference that the boy’s body had been found on private property near […]
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Man charged with strangling his wife to death at their Round Lake home
A Round Lake man has been charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly strangled his wife to death and kept her body inside their home for over a day, police said. James A. Ruman, 52, of the 34100 block of North Broomsedge Road in Round Lake, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder. The […]
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Coroner IDs woman stabbed to death at Waukegan apartment
Leesa Lovett, 55, of Waukegan, was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend at his Waukegan apartment on Monday, police said. He was caught by police at Union Station in Chicago later that evening. The Waukegan Police Department was called at 12 p.m. Monday to a well-being check at an apartment building in the 800 […]