The Lake County coroner identified the 8-year-old boy who died in a suburban home on Friday, which authorities said was suspicious.

Judge Michael Nerheim ordered Domnique Servant, 33, and Joey Ruffin, 38, held in the alleged first-degree murder of Servant’s 8-year-old son, Markell Pierce.

A mother and her boyfriend are charged with murder and child endangerment in the death of her 8-year-old son, who appeared ...

An 8-year-old boy is dead, and two adults are facing murder charges after police say they uncovered evidence of long-term abuse and neglect.

An 8-year-old Round Lake Beach boy had been beaten repeatedly with a belt and deprived of food for days leading up to his death Friday, a prosecutor said Sunday during the initial court appearance for ...