Articles filed under Heroin
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Would harder to crush pills help curb drug addiction?Mar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Terri Bartlett of McHenry told lawmakers Wednesday her son would have been less likely to go down the path of the drug addiction that killed him if pills were harder to ...
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7-year sentence in South Elgin heroin overdose deathMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - A South Elgin woman was sentenced to seven years in prison Wednesday after being convicted of drug-induced homicide in the April 2013 death of Abby Nordmeyer, 24. Andrea...
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Kane coroner: 'Action plan' needed to fight heroinMar 11, 2015 5:30 am - It's time to develop a more coordinated approach to fighting heroin use in Kane County, county Coroner Rob Russell said Tuesday night. And Kane County Sheriff Don Kramer...
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Survey: Drug, alcohol use not rising in Dist. 220Mar 11, 2015 5:30 am - Alcohol and drug use is not rising among Barrington High School students, and the growing number of students who choose to be drug-free say the biggest reason they made ...
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Anti-heroin forum set in BataviaMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - The Kane County sheriff and coroner are hosting a forum Tuesday to educate people about the use of heroin by suburban residents and what can be done about it. "We need t...
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Lawmakers unveil aggressive plan to curb heroin useMar 02, 2015 12:00 am - Legislators reveal aggressive proposal to curb heroin use
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Lawmakers propose to slow heroin use with new billsFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - A uniform statewide system that tracks drug overdoses could help Illinois address widespread heroin use in the suburbs, a local lawmaker says. While exact details of the...
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Schaumburg woman faces charges in death of Bartlett manFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - A Schaumburg woman faces charges of drug-induced homicide in connection with the December death of a man in St. Charles. Bail for Katharyn M. Stanish, 23, of the 1400 bl...
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Agents find $1.7 million of cocaine, heroin in Naperville man's apartmentFeb 05, 2015 12:00 am - DuPage County law enforcement authorities conducting an ongoing investigation into the sale of illegal drugs say they found cocaine and heroin worth an estimated $1.7 mi...
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Lifesaving award for Naperville cops who revived overdose victimFeb 04, 2015 10:00 pm - A 17-year-old Lisle girl has been given a "second chance" by two Naperville cops who were honored with the police department's lifesaving award. Officers Jason Duffy and...