"This horrific death was preventable," Illinois' Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said

A mother and her boyfriend will appear at a detention hearing on Monday after her 8-year-old son was found dead in their home from apparent abuse and malnourishment.

The child's mother confessed that she allowed Josh Griffin to "aggressively strike" her child, court records show

In a press release on Facebook, the Round Lake Police said the boy had been the target of "long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse." The post 'Shaken us to our core': 8-year-old boy was denied food and beaten with a belt before fatal collapse,

A case in which a mother and her boyfriend have been charged with murder following the death of an 8-year-old boy has shaken up the north suburban community of Round Lake Beach.

It’s been one month since a Plano family had their lives turned upside down on a drive home from a New Year’s Eve celebration. Dallas Police say it was a drunk driver who hit the family along U.S. 75,

The student was left with longstanding injuries from the alleged incident, say police