Articles filed under Drug Related Crime
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Carol Stream man pleads guilty, gets 8 years for drug-induced homicideOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - A Carol Stream man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl to a man in 2019. Mark Vecchione, 29, of the 500 block of Canterbur...
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Overdoses linked to counterfeit opioid pillsOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois has issued a warning about overdoses linked to counterfeit opioid pills bought on the street, DuPage County health authorities said Saturday. The state alerted ...
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Two Elgin men arrested on drug chargesSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Two Elgin men face criminal charges after police say one of them appeared to engage in drug activity. Jose Solorzano-Martinez, 31, of the 200 block of North Gifford Stre...
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Schaumburg police arrest parolee, stepson on drug chargesSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - A 42-year-old man on parole for a 2018 firearm conviction and his stepson have been charged with possession and intent to deliver cocaine and MDMA, also known as ecstasy...
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Attorneys make closing arguments in Lake in the Hills woman's drug-induced homicide trialSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Defense attorneys for Paige Hoover continued pressing law enforcement officers Thursday on why others in Peter Fonte's social circle were not considered suspects in his ...
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Lake Forest foundation hosts program on dangers of recreational drug useSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Lake Forest-based GPF Foundation is hosting a virtual program Sept. 23 about the risks of recreational drug use. The online session is available to all Lake County resid...
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Minnesota man faces drug charges after I-90 arrestSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois State Police have arrested a Minnesota man on charges he was in possession of more than 2½ pounds of cocaine, plus a pound of methamphetamine and more than a po...
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3 arrested after Lake County police dog finds 5 pounds of meth during traffic stopAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County Sheriff's Police have arrested three people on multiple drug charges after a police dog helped find a large cache of drugs in the trunk of a vehicle followin...
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Attorney who worked at DuPage courthouse while awaiting COVID-19 test result causes a stirJul 17, 2020 5:28 am - An attorney who continued to attend to criminal cases at the main DuPage County courthouse while awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test prompted a lengthy letter to all...
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Cops: Aurora man caught with sawed-off shotgun, pills in traffic stopJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Aurora man faces several felony charges after a traffic stop early Friday on the city's near west side in which authorities say he was caught with a sawed-...