Articles filed under Heroin
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Buffalo Grove mom turns grief into passion for anti-opioid causeDec 01, 2018 12:00 am - The world could have gained another nonprofit organization when it lost 28-year-old Jared Voss of Buffalo Grove in 2015. Instead, at least 10 organizations - all involv...
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Carpentersville man caught with 4 pounds of heroin gets 6 years in prisonNov 21, 2018 12:00 am - A 32-year-old Carpentersville man, who was arrested in 2017 after police said they found four pounds of heroin at his residence, has been sentenced to six years in priso...
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Aurora police arrest 2nd man on drug, weapons charges after parole checkNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - Aurora police have arrested a second man in connection with a Nov. 7 parole check that resulted in the seizure of $111,000 in heroin and other drugs, along with a cache ...
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Man charged with burglary of Aurora pool hallNov 14, 2018 12:00 am - A 42-year-old man has been charged with burglarizing an Aurora-area pool hall and robbing its owner in December 2017. Rolando Fonseca, of the 100 block of South Spencer ...
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Repeat offender faces prison, but fatal McHenry overdose charge droppedNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - A repeat drug offender from Wonder Lake faces prison when sentenced in January 2019 for delivering heroin to a man who later fatally overdosed. However, prosecutors dism...
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Fighting the opioid crisis: Statewide program distributing pouches that safely dissolve unwanted pillsOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - A new statewide partnership began Tuesday to address the opioid crisis with plans to work with community anti-drug groups to emphasize prevention, treatment and recovery...
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Gone too soon: Lake Zurich man dies of heroin overdose on 30th birthdayOct 28, 2018 1:00 am - The struggle began years ago, when Robert "Bobby" Warren Hines Jr. was introduced to pain pills while in high school. It ended Tuesday - his 30th birthday - when Hines d...
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Candidates: DuPage must do more to fight heroinOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - DuPage is spending $100,000 this year to combat the opioid crisis, but candidates in one county board race say more needs to be done. The opioid epidemic has become a ke...
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St. Charles man sentenced to 4 years in fatal fentanyl overdoseOct 04, 2018 1:00 am - A 24-year-old man was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for his role in the fatal fentanyl overdose of a woman in Sugar Grove Township in early 2017. Eric P. An...
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Elgin heroin, cocaine dealer sent to prison for 18 yearsSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - A 37-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after a summer bench trial in which he was convicted of selling heroin and cocaine three times to underc...