Articles filed under Heroin
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A look at heroin use, deaths in some U.S. statesApr 06, 2014 6:02 am - The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman underscored a troubling development: Heroin, long a scourge of the back alleys of American life, has spread across the coun...
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Hidden no more: Heroin in suburbsApr 06, 2014 6:01 am - What the Daily Herald addressed more than a decade ago as a "Hidden Scourge" is hidden no more. In the years since our first series of extensive reports on the effects o...
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5 things to know about heroin use, getting helpApr 06, 2014 5:01 am - The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman underscored a troubling development: Heroin, long a scourge of the back alleys of American life, has spread across the coun...
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Heroin across America: We're all payingApr 06, 2014 5:00 am - Long a scourge of the back alleys of American life, heroin is spreading across the country. The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in February only underscored a ...
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16 years in prison for Aurora serial burglarApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - A 50-year-old Aurora man was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday after admitting to burglaries in St. Charles and Aurora in spring 2013. Mark E. Swienton, of the 13...
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Police equipped with overdose reversal drug save two livesMar 28, 2014 5:30 am - For the second time in less than a week, police officers who participated in a DuPage County program have used the opiate overdose reversal drug Narcan to save someone's...
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Chicago man guilty in Carol Stream drug-induced homicideMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - A Chicago man faces between six and 30 years in prison for delivering heroin that killed a Wheaton man in 2011 in a Carol Stream apartment. Judge Blanche Hill Fawell fou...
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Judge to rule on Carol Stream drug induced homicide caseMar 20, 2014 1:01 am - A suspected Chicago drug dealer faces between six and 30 years in prison if he is found guilty Friday of supplying the heroin that killed a Wheaton man in 2011. DuPage C...
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Heroin addict faces prison for death of Sycamore boy, 11Mar 20, 2014 1:01 am - A Kane County judge will decide Wednesday how many years a heroin addict should spend in prison for a traffic crash last year in Virgil Township that killed an 11-year-o...
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Elgin father and daughter face drug chargesMar 20, 2014 1:00 am - Editor's note: Cook County circuit court clerk's records show possession on cannabis charges against Tavia Perez were dismissed in August 2014. Court records show Ef...