West Chicago Crime
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How heroin and club drugs have taken root in the suburbsJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Club drugs and snortable, high-grade heroin have taken hold of a segment of the suburbs' teen and young adult population, creating a hidden subculture filled with m...
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Mom hopes to spare others pain caused by child's overdoseJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Aug. 17, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. It wasn't just her son...
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How kids hide drug habit, and how parents can tellJan 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. For a year and a half, ...
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Father says cocaine addiction killed his sonJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Oct. 26, 2003 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. When in the full grip...
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After being clean for nearly 3 years, Steve Renauer fell back into addictionJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Aug. 11, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. This is part of an occa...
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Heroin's grip on young people in suburbs seems as tight as everJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 15, 2003 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Editor's note: The ...
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Suburban teen, family hopeful after heroin addictionJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on April 12, 2004 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Editor's note: This ...
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Different support group started by addict's familyJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on July 25, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. After enduring the pain ...
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How to talk to someone you think may be using club drugs or 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. Jean Brown watched her ol...
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Suburban drug scene - new methods, new dangersJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 2, 2001 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Do you know anyone "noddi...