Articles filed under Heroin
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'Just a dad that needed to do something': How Naperville man changed law to help overdose victims
Aug 27, 2021 6:21 AM - After his son died of a fentanyl overdose on Christmas 2018, Bill Green of Naperville decided he needed to do something. Less than three years later, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed "Alex's Law," a new measure aimed at getting help to people suffering an overdose.
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After son's overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awareness
Feb 21, 2021 10:15 AM - After 24-year-old Mathew LeBlanc died from a drug overdose last May, his family launched a new initiative -- Love LeB -- aimed at honoring his memory and raising money and awareness for the fight against the opioid crisis. -
'The perfect storm': How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suburbs' opioid crisis
Feb 21, 2021 10:08 AM - The opioid crisis has intensified in the suburbs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties all reporting a spike in 2020 overdose deaths compared to the previous year. "Substance use disorder is a disease of isolation," said Laura Fry, executive director of Live4Lali. "COVID is the perfect storm." -
After son's overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awareness
Feb 20, 2021 8:39 PM - After 24-year-old Mathew LeBlanc died from a drug overdose last May, his family launched a new initiative -- Love LeB -- aimed at honoring his memory and raising money and awareness for the fight against the opioid crisis. -
Study of suburban opioid deaths points to heroin as the chief killer
Feb 19, 2021 6:31 PM - A report on opioid-related overdose deaths in suburban Cook County released Friday found that heroin is the chief killer, and the highest death rates were in several west and southwest communities.
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Constable: Suburban cops help Zion felon make up for lost time
Jan 17, 2021 12:28 PM - In a new WTTW series called, "Firsthand: Living in Poverty," Zion native Gary Ladehoff tells how police officers who arrested him helped him escape from a life of crime and drugs.
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Cook County sees record numbers of opioid, gun deaths in 2020
Jan 2, 2021 11:36 PM - The Cook County medical examiner's office handled record numbers of opioid deaths and gun-related homicides in 2020, as well as a record number of total cases because of the addition of COVID-19-related deaths. -
Sheriff's dog helps find Johnsburg man who had overdosed
May 26, 2020 8:19 PM - A Lake County sheriff's office dog helped officers locate a Johnsburg man who had left his home early Monday morning after overdosing. -
My Child's Life Matters helps those dealing with opioid addictions
Feb 24, 2020 11:31 AM - Kathy and Robb Zander lost their son, John Allen, to fentanyl poisoning almost three years ago -- four days before his 23rd birthday. Now they're doing what they can to keep other parents from having to experience that same kind of pain. -
Could carrying lifesaving drug cost first responders their life insurance?
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