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Andrew Freund appears inside Judge Robert Wilbrandt’s McHenry County courtroom with attorney Hank Sugden for Freund’s guilty pleas and sentencing on Friday in Woodstock. Freund pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to the death of his 5-year-old son AJ in March 2019 and was sentenced to serve 30 consecutive years for the charges.

Crime | AJ Freund's father pleads guilty, sentenced to 30 years

After 17 months of denying before a McHenry County judge any involvement in the death of his 5-year-old son AJ Freund, Andrew Freund pleaded guilty to aggravated battery to a child, involuntary manslaughter and concealment of a homicidal death.
The driver of a Mitsubishi Eclipse was ejected from his car and died when it collided with a box truck early Friday morning on Route 12 in Wauconda, according to police.

News | 21-year-old man dies after two-vehicle crash in Wauconda

One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Wauconda early Friday morning.
Monique Howery watches as Stephen Jahseed, left, and Price Smith, right, help her hang a picture of her daughter Sabrina, who died in June at age 19 of natural causes, before Friday’s grand opening of Moni’s Soulfood Fiesta in downtown Elgin.

News | Moni's Soulfood Fiesta brings fusion of flavors to downtown Elgin

After some difficult setbacks, Monique Howery held the grand opening of Moni's Soulfood Fiesta Friday in downtown Elgin.
Flowers and light candies outside the Supreme Court Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.

News | Leaders mourn death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazing advocate for gender equality and the second woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Friday of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. Illinois leaders reacted to the news and shared their condolences.
A single-engine Cessna crashed Thursday night on Quentin Road in Palatine after having engine problems. The pilot walked away uninjured.
News | Palatine plane crash was blocks from where another occurred in 2007
The dramatic emergency landing of a small plane on a Palatine street Thursday night brought back memories of a similar crash only blocks away 13 years ago.
Restaurants in Will and Kankakee counties, like Naperville’s Paris Bistro, can begin offering indoor dining service once again starting Friday at 5 p.m. following the state’s loosening of COVID-19 mitigation restrictions.
Politics | State lifts COVID-19-related restrictions on Will, Kankakee counties
Restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including a ban on indoor dining in restaurants and bars, were lifted in Will and Kankakee counties as of 5 p.m. Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.
Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran, left, is challenging Democrat Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate.
Politics | Curran and Durbin dispute the suburbs, wildfires and who's on the ballot
I'm on the ballot, not Trump, Senate candidate Mark Curran told U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin in a free-wheeling exchange that included antifa, wildfires, and the suburbs.
Democratic incumbent Kim Foxx, left, and Republican challenger Patrick O’Brien are running for Cook County state’s attorney on Nov. 3.
Cook County | Violent crime prosecution sparks heated debate between Cook County state's attorney candidates
The prosecution of violent crimes in Cook County sparked a lively debate between Cook County state's attorney candidates Kim Foxx, the Democratic incumbent, and Republican challenger Patrick O'Brien.
A new automated ballot inverter will be used by the Kane County Clerk’s office during the fall election to help with the volume of mail-in ballots.
Kane County | Election officials: Kane County mail-in ballots, polling places will be safe and secure
Face shields, masks, gowns and plenty of disinfectant will be available to Kane County election judges and voters who plan to cast their November ballots in person. There will also be three drop boxes for people who don't trust the mail. And that could be handy as nearly 90,000 voters have requested mail-in ballots.
Winfield Village President Erik Spande has announced that he will not seek reelection in 2021. Spande has been village president since 2013 and was a village trustee before that.
DuPage County | Winfield Village President Erik Spande won't run again
Winfield Village President Erik Spande has announced that he will not run for reelection next year. Spande broke the news at Thursday's village board meeting, in which he also vetoed a development agreement with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital.
Anthony Huber, 26, stepped up to protect fellow protesters the night he was fatally shot in Kenosha, his parents said in a statement issued Friday condemning the actions of the 17-year-old gunman from Antioch.
News | Family of man killed during Kenosha protest: 'Absolutely no justification' in fatal shooting
It came as no surprise to loved ones that 26-year-old Anthony Huber stepped up to protect fellow protestors the night he was fatally shot in Kenosha, his parents said in a statement Friday condemning the actions of the 17-year-old gunman.
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Crime | Roselle man charged with sexual abuse at Schaumburg business
Schaumburg police are seeking further information from the public for their investigation of an alleged criminal sexual abuse and battery at a business that has already resulted in the charging of its owner.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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