Articles filed under Heroin
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More than 'Just Say No': Louie's Law would provide drug education in K-12 schoolsDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - Louie Miceli had a typical suburban childhood growing up in Medinah and later playing football while a student at Driscoll Catholic High School in Addison, says his mom,...
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Antioch man sent to prison for heroin possessionOct 08, 2022 12:33 am - A 33-year-old Antioch man convicted by a McHenry County jury for possessing heroin last year in Crystal Lake was sentenced Thursday to 6½ in prison. Derek S. Schwantner ...
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Spend opioid lawsuit settlement on programs to help kids, state's attorneys saySep 10, 2022 12:54 am - When Illinois starts spending the $760 million it is getting from the nationwide settlement of lawsuits against prescription opioid distributors and a manufacturer, some...
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Antioch police released bodycam video of officers saving an overdose victim. Here's why.Sep 02, 2022 8:56 am - When his officers responded to three more overdoses last weekend — the 15th, 16th and 17th of the year and all three involving teenagers who, fortunately, survived — Ant...
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Suburban counties sue pharmacy chains, alleging they contributed to opioid crisisAug 25, 2022 7:07 am - Nineteen Illinois counties, including Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry, are suing CVS, Walgreens, Meijer, Walmart, Jewel-Osco and other major pharmacies, claiming they con...
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McHenry County sees increases in suspected overdose deathsFeb 07, 2022 9:15 pm - McHenry County saw a slight increase in deaths suspected to be related to opioid overdoses during the month of January, according to an alert from the McHenry County Sub...
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'Just a dad that needed to do something': How Naperville man changed law to help overdose victimsAug 31, 2021 10:30 am - If only those with Alex Green that early December morning in 2018 had sought help, maybe the 25-year-old would have gotten to spend another Christmas with his father. In...
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After son's overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awarenessFeb 20, 2021 7:39 pm - Mathew LeBlanc's original artwork adorns the walls of his family's West Dundee home. A framed printmaking piece in the foyer. A high school self-portrait in his childhoo...
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After son's overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awarenessFeb 25, 2021 6:09 am - Mathew LeBlanc's original artwork adorns the walls of his family's West Dundee home. A framed printmaking piece in the foyer. A high school self-portrait in his childhoo...
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'The perfect storm': How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suburbs' opioid crisisFeb 25, 2021 6:09 am - Nicole Caceres fell to her knees in disbelief, feeling as if someone hit her in the chest and stole the air from her lungs. It had been three months since she learned he...
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