Feds charge 24 in street-gang probe
— June 29, 2020Twenty-four individuals are facing federal charges following an investigation targeting two street gangs responsible for firearm offenses, narcotics trafficking, and violence on the…
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Chicago police officer bikes for heroin awareness
— October 8, 2019Kim Conte thought of her brother often during her fundraising 300-mile bike trek. Conte’s brother died two years ago from a heroin overdose. “I remembered how funny he was, how…
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Dealer gets 35 years for moving heroin, cocaine aboard Amtrak trains
— September 24, 2018A California man was sentenced Sept. 11 to 35 years in prison for his role as head of an international drug-trafficking organization that moved “thousands of kilograms of narcotics”…
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Advocates push for better care for addictions
— January 18, 2018A 36-year heroin addiction led to Angalia Bianca being arrested more than 120 times, placed in prison seven times and separated from her family. “My rap sheet is more than 100 pages…
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Naperville man fights to get addicts off heroin
— September 11, 2017Two prayer cards are next to the calendar in Tim Ryan’s Naperville office, a constant reminder of the two sons he lost to heroin overdoses: one his actual son, the other his son’s…
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Yorkville woman found dead in Aurora apartment
— January 18, 2019Aurora 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…
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Life-saving nasal spray an antidote to opioids
— February 5, 2018Bellwood police saved three individuals in the first two days of carrying an antidote for opioid overdoses. Loyola Medicine officials estimate that more than 100 Chicago area individuals…
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War against opioids far from over in Central Illinois
— November 1, 2017While 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,…
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