Nicholette R. Lawrence

A public defender will represent a Waukegan woman accused of killing her 11-year-old daughter.

Illinois officials are working to bury an 11-year-old Waukegan girl who died after police said she was punched in the stomach.

Lake County prosecutors say an 11-year-old Waukegan girl who died after being punched in the stomach by her mother was also suffering from malnutrition.