2 dead in a string of Champaign heroin overdoses

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Police say two people in Champaign have died from heroin overdoses since Feb. 16 and at least eight others have needed medical treatment.

Champaign Police Chief Anthony Cobb said in a news release Tuesday that 10 overdoses in just over a week is an unusually high number for the college town. The identities of the two people who died were not immediately available.

Police believe the deaths may be the result of a particularly lethal form of heroin.

Investigators are asking the public for help in finding the source of the drugs and urging anyone who uses heroin to call 911 if they become ill.