The excellent law enforcement work of over a dozen agencies led to another front page story in the Chicago Tribune:

Bail was set at $5 million, as the Tribune reports:

Bail set at $5 million for parents of Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund

Robert McCoppin

“Bail was set at $5 million Thursday morning for each of 5-year-old Andrew ‘AJ’ Freund’s parents, who were charged with murder hours after authorities found what they believe is the body of the Crystal Lake boy in a shallow grave near Woodstock.”

The article also reports,

“A prosecutor alleged in court that Freund forced the boy into a cold shower for an extended period of time and beat him.”