CHICAGO -- The ABC7 I-Team has obtained the original missing person report in the case of 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund. The narrative written by police notes that AJ's father, Andrew Freund ...

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (WLS) -- The parents of 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy Andrew "AJ" Freund have been charged with murder after his body was found Wednesday. AJ's mother, Joann Cunningham, was charged ...

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. -- Thousands of people lined up Friday afternoon to say goodbye to AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy whose body was found in a shallow grave in Woodstock last week. AJ's ...

MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A wrongful death lawsuit might be filed against the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in the case of a slain Crystal Lake boy, whose parents are charged ...

As the parents of Andrew "AJ" Freund Jr. were jailed on $5 million bond each Thursday morning, more heartbreaking details of the Illinois 5-year-old's short life were made public -- including how ...

Two former child welfare workers declined to testify Friday in their trial on charges they failed to protect 5-year-old A.J. Freund before his death at the hands of his mother in Crystal Lake in 2019.

Andrew "AJ" Freund Jr., 5, of Crystal Lake, died of blunt force trauma to the head after being beaten and made to stand in a cold shower for 20 minutes, according to the documents. His parents, JoAnn ...

Two former Illinois child welfare workers who investigated allegations of abuse involving a 5-year-old boy who was later beaten to death will face a bench trial this week. Opening arguments have ...

-- AJ has been missing for five days. -- According to police, the boy's parents, Andrew Freund and JoAnn Cunningham, said AJ was last seen at bedtime -- about 9 p.m. -- on Wednesday night. When they ...