# Illinois mother charged with murder after killing 2-year-old and attempting to harm herself

https://mins.news/en/item/46303

- NBC News, 2026-09-05 03:20 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illinois-mother-charged-murder-killing-2-year-old-attempting-harm-rcna596197

> According to police and court records, a suburban Illinois mother was charged with murder after allegedly killing her 2-year-old son and then attempting to harm herself. Police said she had become interested in the Lindsay Clancy case.

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