Articles filed under Heroin
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How toxicology testing determines which drugs killed overdose victimsAug 07, 2017 5:30 am - Deputy coroners who respond to death scenes learn to spot the signs of an opioid overdose, but their trained assessment isn't enough to certify a cause of death. There n...
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$2M bail set for 2 charged with heroin, cocaine conspiracy in Kane, Kendall countiesJul 27, 2017 1:00 am - Two men have been arrested and charged in a conspiracy to transport and distribute heroin and cocaine in the Kane and Kendall County areas. Gabriel Aguilar-Velez, 28, an...
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Naperville nonprofit begins biking toward heroin recoveryJul 26, 2017 11:00 pm - A new nonprofit organization that aims to help heroin users stay on the path to recovery through biking began hosting its first weekly rides this month in Naperville. P...
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Sheriff: Driver overdosed behind wheel near GurneeJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - Charges are pending against a 54-year-old Waukegan man who authorities say suffered an opioid overdose while driving near Gurnee early Tuesday morning. Lake County sheri...
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Lake Villa man denies supplying heroin that killed Gurnee womanJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - A Lake Villa man accused of delivering a fatal dose of heroin to a Gurnee woman earlier this year pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of drug-induced homicide. Glen...
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Hawthorn Woods man wants to find stolen 5-foot 'Reggie the Rooster' statueJul 14, 2017 5:30 am - Richard Kirshner wasn't sure what kind of reaction he'd get six months ago when he installed a 5-foot-tall rooster statue just inside the gate to his Old McHenry Road pr...
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Streamwood pharmacy student wins national awardJul 13, 2017 11:00 pm - A Roosevelt University pharmacy student from Streamwood has received a 2017 U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Pharmacy Award for his patient-care activism ...
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Heroin awareness walk Saturday in StreamwoodJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - Heroin Awareness Streamwood is hosting its third annual Walk For Wellness 11 a.m. Saturday beginning at St. John's Church, 502 S. Park Blvd., to promote drug awareness, ...
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Police: 'Coincidence' sinks man accused of stealing guns near St. CharlesJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - A cleaning crew accidentally set off a burglar alarm at a St. Charles industrial park Tuesday and in the process inadvertently helped police catch a 25-year-old man accu...
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16 years prison for woman who caused fatal McHenry crash while on heroinJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - A 46-year-old Wisconsin woman has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of heroin and crashing into a couple on a mot...