Articles filed under Heroin
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Hawthorn Woods mom finds healing in helping othersAug 25, 2016 6:00 am - When Ciri Stom lost her 18-year-old son Jeremy to a heroin overdose in 2009, her world collapsed. “I would cry and say there's nothing worse. What else can happen tha...
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Waukegan man charged in Antioch-area overdose deathAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - As part of a two-month operation aimed at taking heroin off the streets, the Lake County sheriff's office arrested a Waukegan resident for selling a 25-year-old man a fa...
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Live4Lali to host drug abuse panel in Arlington HeightsAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - The Arlington Heights-based anti-heroin nonprofit Live4Lali will continue its "From Use to Abuse: Drugs in Our Community" panel discussion series with an event at 7 p.m....
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Lake County to take next step in fight against heroinAug 18, 2016 1:00 am - Law enforcement has saved many lives with the opioid antidote naloxone, but what can happen next is the other side of the story Lake County officials want to change. "Yo...
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Sen. Durbin visits Lake County to learn how officials are fighting drug abuseAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin met with police, judges, prosecutors and others involved in Lake County's justice system Tuesday to learn what's being done locally to combat drug ...
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Report: Geneva man who got 2nd chance after fatal crash died from drugsAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - Three months ago, Michael Szot of Geneva gave a moving speech to Geneva High School students about how his decision to start drinking several years earlier led to him cr...
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Buffalo Grove heroin OD victim becomes namesake for federal lawJul 28, 2016 1:00 am - The memory of a Stevenson High School graduate who died of a heroin overdose is now part of a national law. Lali's Law, which President Barack Obama signed as part of th...
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Former Des Plaines dean convicted of dealing heroinJul 14, 2016 1:00 am - A former Des Plaines educator has been found guilty of distributing heroin. Brian Thurman, who lived on Chicago's West Side, was acquitted Thursday of possession of guns...
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Heroin Awareness Streamwood holding walk SaturdayJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - Heroin Awareness Streamwood is hosting its 2nd annual Walk For Wellness 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at St. John's Church, 502 S. Park Blvd., to promote drug awareness, as...
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DuPage County sees spike in heroin, fentanyl deathsJun 15, 2016 1:00 am - A spike in drug-related deaths has DuPage County officials again warning about the dangers of heroin and, increasingly, fentanyl. Fentanyl is a painkiller that can be 10...