SPRINGFIELD – Legislation allowing pharmacists to administer or dispense preventive HIV medication and fentanyl testing strips were among health-related measures passed by the Illinois…
A woman known as “The Drug Llama” for her “dark web” fentanyl trafficking has been sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison. Melissa Scanlan, 32, was sentenced to 13…
Aurora police are calling the death of a 29-year-old Yorkville woman “suspicious” after she her body was found in the basement of an apartment building on Aurora’s…
An Elmwood Park man wanted on a fugitive warrant for distribution of fentanyl was ordered held by a federal judge this week. Rolando Estrada fled to Mexico in July 2016 the day after…
Organizers brought out the big guns of medical policy for a West Side Heroin Task Force town meeting at Malcolm X College April 18, because the opioid crisis in the state is exploding,…
A suburban man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in transporting fentanyl and other drugs to the United States from China and selling it on the streets of…
As the number of deaths from opioid abuse in America has topped 70,000 in the past year, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Aug. 17 that…
While outreach efforts and unorthodox programs are helping, officials across Central Illinois say more work still needs to be done in the battle against abuse of opioids and other dangerous,…
Judge: No court delays after ...For the second consecutive time, Robert Crimo III failed to appear at ...
CTA-Metra pass for UIC students ...A pilot program to expand CTA transit passes to Metra is off ...
Opioid lawsuit nets McHenry County ...McHenry County has received $1.5 million in settlement funds from a national ...
Burr Ridge Village Center unveils ...When Ramzi Hassan’s company took over the Burr Ridge Village Center, he ...
