Articles filed under Heroin
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St. Charles man convicted of selling heroin while on paroleJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - A 58-year-old St. Charles man faces a minimum six-year prison term after a Kane County jury convicted him this week of selling heroin in 2017 while on parole for another...
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Warrant: St. Charles-area man questioned 'quality' of heroin before fatal overdoseJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - A St. Charles Township man who died of an overdose April 4 questioned the “quality” of heroin before buying three bags of it from his dealer, according to a search warra...
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Barrington woman gets 6 years prison for 2017 fatal heroin overdoseJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - A 26-year-old woman was sentenced to six years in prison this week for providing a lethal dose of heroin to a McHenry man in 2017. Jessica D. Chapman, now of Barrington ...
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Kane County: Six heroin deaths reported in six weeksMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - Kane County officials are warning of a sudden surge in fatal heroin overdoses, with six deaths reported in the past six weeks. Twelve people have died from heroin inject...
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Drug-induced homicide charges in death of St. Charles-area manMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - An Elgin man is held on $500,000 bail after he was charged with providing a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin to 25-year-old Trevor Brubaker, who was found in his St. ...
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Carpentersville man caught with 6 pounds of heroin sent to prison for 16 yearsMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - A 37-year-old man charged with possessing six pounds of heroin at two Carpentersville locations in March 2017 has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and fined $100,000...
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Batavia woman's outreach to drug addicts is gaining acceptanceApr 08, 2019 5:30 am - Lyndsay Hartman spends Saturday afternoons sitting in front of death and trying not to think about it. She loads up her vehicle with needles, Narcan and fentanyl test s...
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5½ years prison for 2017 Aurora pool hall robbery; 2nd suspect soughtMar 15, 2019 1:00 am - A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to 5½ years in prison after admitting to robbing an Aurora pool hall in December 2017. Rolando Fonseca, formerly of the 100 block of...
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Officials hope decrease in opioid deaths continues in McHenry, suburban CookMar 14, 2019 5:30 am - It's a result McHenry County officials hope will continue: fewer opioid overdose deaths in 2018 than 2017, the first such decrease in four years. The county recorded 44 ...
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3 years in prison for man in South Elgin heroin distribution ringMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Hampshire man who was one of five people arrested in a South Elgin heroin distribution ring has been sentenced to three years in prison. Nathan C. Lake, of...