North Chicago

Missing
January 10, 2022

Mom Charged With Murdering 6-Year-Old Son Hospitalized Before Bond Hearing

A mother charged with the death of her 6-year-old son was hospitalized over the weekend after she complained of feeling ill. Damari Perry’s family reported him missing on Wednesday in North Chicago, and his body was found Friday night in Gary, Indiana, 70 miles away. But investigators said the story the family told — about …

Murder
January 9, 2022

6-Year-Old North Chicago Boy Died After Being ‘Punished’ a WEEK Before Family Reported Him Missing: Prosecutors

A 6-year-old North Chicago boy reported missing on Wednesday and found dead Friday night in Indiana was actually killed late last month while being “punished,” prosecutors said Sunday. Damari Perry’s bother, 20-year-old Jeremiah Perry made his first court appearance Sunday morning, and prosecutors used the opportunity to describe Damari’s final hours. Lake County, Illinois, prosecutors …

Murder
January 8, 2022

Update: Mom, 2 Siblings Charged in Death of 6-Year-Old Boy Initially Reported Missing

The mother and two siblings of a 6-year-old North Chicago boy have been charged in connection with his death after investigators found his body Saturday in Gary, Indiana. Damari Perry was initially reported missing on Wednesday afternoon, and his family said that he disappeared after a man and a woman drove him and his 16-year-old …

Murder
January 8, 2022

Missing 6-Year-Old North Chicago Boy Found Dead in Indiana; 3 Family Members in Custody

A 6-year-old boy reporting missing from Chicago’s northern suburbs earlier this week was found dead Saturday morning near an abandoned house in Gary, Indiana. The North Chicago Police Department said that three adult members of Damari Perry’s family “believed to be responsible for Damari’s death are in police custody.” Other juvenile members of the family …