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St. Charles man sentenced to 4 years in fatal fentanyl overdose
Oct 4, 2018 7:57 PM - A 24-year-old man was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the fatal fentanyl overdose of a woman in early 2017 in Sugar Grove Township. Eric P. Anthony, of St. Charles, is the third person to plead guilty and has agreed to testify against the fourth and final defendant. -
Elgin heroin, cocaine dealer sent to prison for 18 years
Sep 26, 2018 1:00 AM - A 37-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after a summer bench trial in which he was convicted of selling heroin and cocaine three times to undercover police in May 2015. -
Overdose reversal drug now available throughout Elk Grove
Sep 20, 2018 6:30 PM - The overdose reversal drug Narcan is now available at some 20 public locations in Elk Grove Village -- the signature initiative of the village government's campaign response to the opioid crisis launched earlier this summer. -
'Exposing the Heroin Highway' series continues
Sep 17, 2018 2:08 PM - Following the success of an educational forum tackling Kane County's opioid epidemic, law enforcement officials are expanding the speaking series to Aurora. -
Island Lake man gets 7½ years for supplying fatal dose of heroin
Sep 17, 2018 3:49 PM - An Island Lake man accused of supplying a lethal dose of heroin to a Mundelein resident in December 2015 was sentenced Monday to 7½ years in prison after pleading guilty to drug-induced homicide. -
10 years prison for dealer in 2016 fatal Kaneville fentanyl overdose
Sep 12, 2018 1:47 PM - A Chicago man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for selling a lethal dose of fentanyl to a 34-year-old Kaneville Township man who died of an overdose in April 2016. -
Editorial: Pill-collection boxes play role in fighting opioid crisis
Sep 10, 2018 4:06 PM - A Daily Herald editorial says it's time to find unwanted and expired prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet and dispose of them before they fall into the wrong hands. -
Round Lake Park officer revives overdose victimSep 9, 2018 5:50 PM - A Round Lake Park police officer revived a man suffering a heroin overdose Saturday afternoon, officials said.
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Appeals court upholds 60-year sentence for Aurora drug dealer
Sep 5, 2018 4:18 PM - An appeals court upholds a 60-year prison term and $3 million drug fine imposed on an Aurora man who was caught with 20 pounds of heroin in his home in 2014. Modesto Alarcon argued police searched his house illegally and the judge abused his descretion in the sentence. -
10-year prison term for Aurora man who threw heroin out window
Sep 4, 2018 4:41 PM - A 32-year-old Aurora man who authorities said threw heroin out of this apartment window during a police search earlier this year has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Vincent Lewis also was fined $7,500 for the heroin, Kane County court records show.
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