Articles filed under Heroin
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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...
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Five arrested, authorities seize heroin from South Elgin homeJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - Five people were arrested on heroin dealing charges this week as authorities Thursday executed a search warrant in South Elgin as part of Kane County's latest steps towa...
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Lake County deputies save two overdose victims in 10 hoursMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - Lake County Sheriff's deputies saved two drug overdose victims during a 10-hour period Wednesday, authorities say. The first occurred at about 1:30 p.m. in the 0-100 blo...
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Documentary puts viewers in shoes of suburban drug usersMay 08, 2017 5:30 am - The opening images of Ethan Deardorff's documentary are serene: a moonlit sky, nice houses bordering an open field - typical suburbia. But viewers quickly learn why the ...
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Schneider, Nerheim to take part in opioid epidemic roundtableMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, Mundelein Police Chief Eric Guenther and Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim will take part in a roundtable discussion Thursday addres...
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Two Crystal Lake men charged in separate heroin bustsMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - Two Crystal Lake men face drug charges related to separate investigations that turned up more than 7.6 pounds of heroin and other narcotics, authorities said. Roman Cast...
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Coroners warn of latest 'terrifying' opioid: Gray deathMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County Coroner Rob Russell is warning of a new opioid combination drug so potent it's got death for a name: Gray death. The drug is a combination of heroin, fentany...
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Woman who mailed fatal heroin dose to friend gets 6 years in prisonMay 03, 2017 1:00 am - A New York woman was sentenced Wednesday to six years in Illinois prison for mailing a fatal does of heroin to a friend who was staying in a Darien hotel. Amanda Guarner...
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Nerheim to discuss Lake County's opioid initiative Thursday in InglesideApr 26, 2017 1:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim will give a presentation on the local impact of drug abuse and the county's opioid initiative, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 27,...
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Police: Wisconsin residents had $15,000 worth of heroinApr 14, 2017 1:00 am - Two Wisconsin residents have been charged with transporting an estimated $15,000 worth of heroin through Kane County. Nathaniel Simmons, 32, of the 3300 block of Leopold...