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April 28, 2019

Illinois boy told doctor ‘maybe Mommy didn’t mean to hurt me’ months before beating death, records show

Months before his body was found buried in a shallow grave, a 5-year-old Illinois boy had disclosed information about possible abuse to a doctor — but his alarming words wasn’t enough to place him in protective custody, records showed.

April 25, 2019

Ammonia leak in Chicago suburb sends 37 to hospitals, including firefighters, law enforcement responders

Seven people are in critical condition and several more were hospitalized after a gas leak in a northern Chicago suburb early Thursday morning caused a toxic cloud to linger for several hours, officials said.

April 25, 2019

Illinois boy's parents put him in cold shower, beat him to death, prosecutors say

Two parents who were charged with killing their 5-year-old son after reporting him missing last week allegedly abused him so badly it killed him, according to authorities.

April 25, 2019

Missing pregnant Chicago woman due to give birth this week months after she mysteriously vanished

A pregnant Chicago woman who went missing more than six months ago was expected to give birth this week as authorities continue to search and investigate the U.S. postal worker’s mysterious disappearance.

April 24, 2019

Body of missing five-year-old boy found in shallow grave, parents charged with murder

The body of five-year-old Andrew "AJ" Freund has been found a few miles from his house a week after his parents reported him missing, police say.

April 24, 2019

Illinois Gov. Pritzker under federal investigation for tax break on mansion: report

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, along with his wife and brother-in-law, reportedly is under federal criminal investigation for a questionable property tax appeal that has hung over him since last year’s gubernatorial race.

April 21, 2019

Police don't believe missing five-year-old Illinois boy was abducted or wandered off

Police have revealed they do not believe Andrew "AJ" Freund was abducted or wandered off from his suburban Chicago home.

April 20, 2019

FBI, police conduct frantic search for missing boy, 5, in suburban Chicago

The FBI and local detectives are frantically searching for a suburban Chicago 5-year-old boy who was last seen Wednesday when his parents put him to bed.

April 18, 2019

Kim Foxx's chief ethics officer, integrity unit director resign following Smollett controversy

Two ranking executives inside the Cook County State’s Attorney's Office have submitted their resignations — including State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s chief ethics officer, April Perry, whom Foxx cited as the person who advised her to “recuse” herself from the Jussie Smollett case that has rocked the Chicago office, Fox News learned Thursday. 

April 17, 2019

Police release footage of Aurora, Illinois warehouse shooting

Police in Aurora, Illinois released surveillance video on Wednesday of the mass shooting that left five people dead and five officers injured at a manufacturing warehouse in February.