Mount Prospect Crime
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4 years in prison for Elgin burglary, highway chase to WisconsinJan 02, 2014 1:58 pm - A 30-year-old Streamwood man was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting to his role in a May burglary of a Sam’s Club in Elgin that led to a two-hour police c...
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Cure or just another addiction? Methadone providers say opiate keeps scores of addicts off heroinJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 5, 2001 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Cathy, a 45-year-old Pa...
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How club drugs affect you and your childrenJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 21, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Though club drugs and he...
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Prescription drugs: They're legal but still lethalJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on April 8, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Sequestered in her bedro...
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Kane's drug court is key to turnaround for addictsJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Oct. 2, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. When Gilbert Feliciano...
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Heroin stole 21-year-old's exuberance, then his lifeJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on April 28, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Editor's note: This is ...
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Parents the first line of defenseJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 16, 2003 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. By Mark Henry Editor...
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Series shows 'scourge' thrives on being ignoredJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - When it comes to information about drugs, it is hard to find much credibility anywhere. Since at least as far back as the laughably alarmist movie "Reefer Madne...
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Teen's overdose ruled accidentalJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on March 29, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. A Glendale Heights teen...
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An addiction shared by two suburban brothersJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 23, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Kevin Riggs was out in...