Park Forest

The mother of a 5-year-old girl who died from alleged abuse by her grandparents spoke out at a vigil Thursday night in Park Forest, NBC Chicago’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Sweet, sassy and just 5 years old, Jada Moore lit up every room, and her mother’s life.

Horrifying new details reveal what prosecutors say led up to the moment two grandparents were charged with beating their 5-year-old granddaughter to death in Park Forest.

Two adults have been charged in connection with the death of a 5-year-old girl in Park Forest, according to police. Authorities said officers and paramedics responded to a home in the 300 block of Osage Street at around 10:50 p.m. on Friday evening for a call of an unresponsive 5-year-old girl.

A Park Forest couple have been charged with first-degree murder after their 5-year-old granddaughter was found dead in their home, an apparent victim of child abuse, according to police.

Two adults have been charged in connection with the death of a 5-year-old girl in Park Forest, according to police.