2 children, 2 dogs found slain in Illinois home

By NBC News staff Two children were found stabbed to death inside a Naperville, Ill., home, and the mother of one of them was taken into custody for questioning, authorities said. Naperville police responding to a request for a welfare check on Tuesday night found the bodies of a boy and girl in a townhome. The children were believed to be ages 5 and 8, law-enforcement sources said. Two dogs were also found dead inside the home, a source told the Naperville Sun. The State's Attorney Office confirmed that a woman taken into in custody is mother of one of the slain children.  The woman was baby-sitting the other child, sources told the Sun. "There is no reason to believe any additional subjects are at large at this time," police said in a statement issued Wednesday morning. More content from NBCNews.com: Blaze devastates NY community built by firefighters Tree toppled by Sandy exposes skeletal remains Romney training manual for poll watchers causes stir Sandy leaves NYC subway system licking its wounds Colorado teen charged as adult in killing of Jessica Ridgeway, 10 Follow US news from NBCNews.com on Twitter and Facebook