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A former state child welfare caseworker was sentenced today to six months in prison and 30 months probation for child endangerment in the 2019 beating death of 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy, AJ Freund.
Carlos Acosta was also ordered by Lake County Judge George Stickland to donate $1,000 to the McHenry County Children’s Advocacy Center and perform 200 hours of community service.
Acosta, a former McHenry County Councilman, was convicted in October in what is believed to be the first successful prosecution of a child welfare worker in Illinois.
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Rachel Mahmood and her fifth-grade students share what they’ve packed in their school bags to consider what they would take with them if they had to flee as refugees, at Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora, March 11, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) With help from Illinois Teacher of the Year, Asian American history curriculum strengthened
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Having covered all 144 City Series games, North and South, since interleague play began in 1997, Paul Sullivan can confidently say this was one of the most least-anticipated crosstown events ever. Read more here.
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Beginning June 7, Lakeview’s Music Box Theatre will present an elaborate, loving production of the big man in a way that generations of G fans never imagined possible. Click here for details.
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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden address World War II veterans during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings in Normandy, June 6, 2024. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) President Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine during a ceremony commemorating the Normandy landings near the beaches of Normandy.
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