A major anti-heroin initiative is now law in Illinois.
It happened Wednesday when the state Senate voted to override Governor Bruce Rauner's veto of parts of the proposal. Activist Chelsea Laliberte -- whose brother died of an overdose -- has been waiting years for the changes in law.
"When you watch peoples' lives crumble because they can't get treatment — or they can't get the appropriate level of treatment — and instead they get incarcerated, or they're in an emergency room, or they die? It's very devastating to witness."
The law allows greater access to medicine that can counter an overdose. It's also meant to make it easier for people to get treatment through special drug courts. Rauner had vetoed an expansion of treatment for low-income individuals, saying Illinois couldn't afford it. But Republicans and Democrats joined together to disregard him.
