Articles filed under Heroin
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3 fighting heroin arrest on I-90 near HuntleyFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Three Minnesota residents accused of transporting nearly a pound heroin are fighting their November 2015 arrest on Interstate 90 near Huntley, saying a Kane County sheri...
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Naperville cops use Narcan to save man from heroin overdoseFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Naperville police have used Narcan for the third time to save someone from a heroin overdose. Police said they were called to a hotel on the 1500 block of Naperville/Whe...
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Father sues DuPage jailers over son's fatal heroin withdrawalFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - A DuPage County man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging DuPage County jailers ignored his son's signs of heroin withdrawal and let him die in custody. Totuccio Ceraulo,...
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Island Lake man accused of drug-induced homicideFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - Editor's note: A Feb. 3 story about an arrest in a Mundelein drug-induced homicide case included incorrect attribution to a quote. The comment should have read: In t...
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DuPage County program credited with saving 100th heroin overdose victimJan 29, 2016 12:00 am - For the 100th time since 2014, a DuPage County police officer has used the opiate overdose reversal drug Narcan to save someone's life. Early Thursday morning, a DuPage ...
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DuPage coroner: Heroin deaths rise, but it could have been worseJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - The number of heroin-related deaths rose again last year in DuPage County, Coroner Richard Jorgensen said Thursday. And the picture could have been significantly worse,...
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Expert: Drug dog didn't alert in 2014 Elgin traffic stopJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - A drug dog training expert testified Thursday that a drug-sniffing dog did not give an alert justifying a February 2014 vehicle search on I-90 near Elgin in Kane County....
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Lake County Sheriff's deputy saves heroin overdose victimJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - A Lake County Sheriff's deputy using the anti-opiate drug naloxone saved the life of a 27-year-old woman suffering from a heroin overdose in a Lake Barrington home early...
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West Chicago rescuers save overdose victimJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - A 21-year-old West Chicago man is the latest to have his life saved by a heroin overdose intervention drug as DuPage County inches closer to its 100th save. West Chicago...
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Son's overdose death inspires Schaumburg father to help educate othersJan 17, 2016 6:15 am - Just days after his son dies from an overdose, father sets out to help save others