No Bids For AJ's Home At Foreclosure Sale

Progar has not shared what he plans to do with the property, according to media reports. He is owed $116,871 for the property and set Wednesday's opening bid on the home at $49,000, according to the Daily Herald. The "credit bid," since there were no outside bids placed on the home, means Progar is still owed the total judgement amount, Progar's attorney, Jonathan B. Kaman, told the Daily Herald.

Meanwhile, a request by the city of Crystal Lake to demolish the home is making its way through McHenry County Court. The next hearing on the matter is Nov. 27. The home was in disrepair before AJ's parents, Joann Cunningham and Andrew Freund, are accused of putting their young son in a cold shower as a punishment and then beating him to death this past April. Afterward, public works crews were tasked with upkeep at the home and issued fines every time they made repairs at the home or mowed the lawn, according to media reports.

It's unclear at this point how the city's case and the foreclosure sale affect each other, and Kaman told the Daily Herald the demolition request will move forward.

Many, including those who live in the once-quiet neighborhood on Dole Avenue, would like to see the house demolished and a memorial or park erected in its place.

Cunningham and Freund remain behind bars on murder charges in connection with AJ's death.

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