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'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. -
How fentanyl test strips help drug users 'be safe and survive'
Aug 31, 2018 5:33 AM - This Overdose Awareness Day, strips to test a supply of drugs for the presence of fentanyl are becoming more widely available across the suburbs. -
Bartlett man charged in Campton Hills overdose death
Aug 20, 2018 7:11 PM - A Bartlett man who authorities say was found with distinct logos on heroin packets seized during a traffic stop near Campton Hills has been charged with drug-induced homicide stemming from the overdose death of a woman in July. -
Panel: Addiction is a disease and heroin, opioid abuse signs are common
Aug 15, 2018 2:19 PM - Drug addiction is a disease, not a moral failure, which was one message this week at the "Heroin Highway" presentation in Elgin.
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