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Former DCFS supervisor in AJ Freund case makes court appearance Andrew Polovin
Updated 4/28/2021 6:45 PM
One of the former child welfare workers who oversaw a 2018 investigation into the family of slain Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund appeared in court Wednesday morning.
Former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services supervisor Andrew Polovin, 48, of Island Lake made a brief appearance at the McHenry County courthouse in Woodstock, where his case was continued to June 2.
Polovin and another former DCFS worker, Carlos Acosta, a Woodstock resident who also serves on the McHenry County Board, were arrested in September. Both were charged with child endangerment and reckless conduct on the basis that they allowed AJ to be placed in circumstances that threatened his life and health. Each of the men has pleaded not guilty to all counts.
March 14, 1942 - March 31, 2021
On March 31/21, at the Drumheller Health Complex, Sandy Cunningham died peacefully with his family by his side. Having been diagnosed with terminal cancer, he made a decision and opted to die as he lived – in control of his affairs – through medically assisted death. Thank you to Dr. Tlhape, Dr. Kuschke, Bev Krabsen and Jenn Nagy for their assistance with this.
Sandy is survived by JoAnn Cunningham, his wife of almost 54 years, his son Scott (Lindsay), their children Chloe and Callum as well as his daughter, Lindsay, and her children, Carmen and Callie, his brother Earl Griffin, (Alva) and children Jennifer (Jordan), Douglas (Heather) and Jacqueline (Nick).
Updated 1/22/2021 9:32 AM
The Illinois Supreme Court has disbarred the Crystal Lake man and former attorney who buried his 5-year-old son in the woods after the child was murdered by his mother.
Andrew T. Freund Sr., who was licensed as an attorney in 1984, was disbarred on consent this month as a result of convictions tied to his son s abuse and death, according to Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission records released Thursday.
Freund pleaded guilty in September to aggravated battery of a child, involuntary manslaughter and concealment of a homicidal death and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He could serve as few as 18 years under the state s sentencing laws and also must register as a violent offender against youth.
UpdatedThu, Dec 31, 2020 at 3:20 pm CT
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ILLINOIS It s been a year for the history books, with so many unprecedented events from a global pandemic, civil unrest across the country and a hotly contested presidential election to the legalization of recreational marijuana and a fast-tracked vaccine for the virus.
As 2020 comes to a close, we re looking back at some of the stories that shaped Illinois this year.
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