Oak Brook Crime
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Lombard woman stabbed sleeping husband, hit him with bat, prosecutors sayJan 11, 2014 9:24 am - A Lombard woman who reportedly suffered from delusions is being held on $3 million bond in DuPage County jail after being charged with killing her husband early Thursday...
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DuPage responding to record number of heroin deathsJan 06, 2014 4:15 am - Nick Gore has seen enough friends die from abusing heroin to know it's “an absolute miracle” he survived his own addiction to the drug. “I should not be having this conv...
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Beanie Babies creator asks for probationJan 02, 2014 3:17 pm - The billionaire creator of Beanie Babies, who pleaded guilty to tax evasion, pointed to an unhappy childhood and his charity work as reasons he should be spared a prison...
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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...