`She knew there was all this evidence against her.´ JoAnn Cunningham pleads guilty to murder in beating death of 5-year-old son AJ Freund of Crystal Lake.
(Chicago Tribune Religion News)

JoAnn Cunningham, the mother of slain 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund, pleaded guilty Thursday morning to first-degree murder in the beating death of her son. The plea was made in the McHenry County courthouse in Woodstock. Cunningham will be sentenced at a later date. A status hearing is...