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Prosecutors drop fatal heroin overdose charge against McHenry man
Dec 11, 2018 1:00 PM - Prosecutors have dismissed a drug-induced homicide charge against a McHenry man in connection with a 55-year-old man who was found dead at a gas station in January 2017. -
Opioid group meeting Tuesday at the College of Lake CountyDec 7, 2018 4:34 PM - The Lake County Opioid Initiative organization will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Dec. 11 at the College of Lake County, Grayslake Campus, 19351 Washington St. Room A013, Building A.
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Buffalo Grove mom turns grief into passion for anti-opioid cause
Dec 1, 2018 6:56 PM - A cause emerged out of an untimely death for a Buffalo Grove woman recognized as a hero for her efforts against the opioid epidemic. -
Carpentersville man caught with 4 pounds of heroin gets 6 years in prison
Nov 21, 2018 1:05 PM - A 32-year-old Carpentersville man, who was arrested in 2017 after police said they found four pounds of heroin at his residence, has been sentenced to six years in prison. -
Aurora police arrest 2nd man on drug, weapons charges after parole check
Nov 20, 2018 1:00 AM - Aurora police arrested a second man Saturday in connection with a Nov. 7 parole check that resulted in the seizure of $111,000 in heroin and other drugs, along with a cache of weapons. -
Man charged with burglary of Aurora pool hall
Nov 14, 2018 5:31 PM - A 42-year-old man has been charged with burglarizing an Aurora-area pool hall and robbing its owner in December 2017. A second suspect is still unknown and at large, police said. -
Repeat offender faces prison, but fatal McHenry overdose charge dropped
Nov 13, 2018 12:02 PM - A repeat drug offender from Wonder Lake faces prison when sentenced in January 2019 for delivering heroin to a man who later fatally overdosed. However, prosecutors dismissed a drug-induced homicide charge against Shawn M. Brand, 35, which carried a prison term of six to 30 years, in exchange for the guilty plea. -
Fighting the opioid crisis: Statewide program distributing pouches that safely dissolve unwanted pills
Oct 30, 2018 4:57 PM - A new statewide initiative plans to hand out 50,000 pouches for safe at-home drug disposal as another way to fight the opioid epidemic. -
Gone too soon: Lake Zurich man dies of heroin overdose on 30th birthday
Oct 28, 2018 9:30 PM - Robert "Bobby" Hines Jr. died last Tuesday of a heroin overdose while visiting his family in Lake Zurich -
Candidates: DuPage must do more to fight heroin
Oct 22, 2018 7:03 PM - DuPage is spending $100,000 this year to combat the opioid crisis, but candidates in the county board District 4 race say more needs to be done.
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