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Mother of missing boy describes son as 'super sharp and smart' and a 'good big brother' who loves to draw

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. - As Easter morning began and many children prepared to hunt for Easter eggs or were tearing into their Easter basket goodies, 5-year-old Andrew "AJ" Freund still was missing.

Police offered no new updates Sunday morning as to the boy's whereabouts.

His parents, Andrew Freund and JoAnn Cunningham, told police they last saw their son about 9 p.m. Wednesday when he went to bed. They awoke Thursday morning and he was gone, they have said.

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