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Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood is warning the public of three deadly "designer drugs" he said are appearing locally.Between October and December…
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Chicago Police say they made dozens of arrests after infiltrating an invitation-only group on Facebook where they bought purchased guns and drugs. But in…
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Police in northwestern Illinois will soon try out new tests meant to quickly detect if drivers have drugs in their systems. Carol Stream police will begin…
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The Chicago Police Department is planning to expand a pilot program that gives detainees arrested for drugs the option of treatment or jail time.The…
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The Peoria Police Department is issuing a ‘buyer beware notice’ to crack cocaine users. A new form of fentanyl laced in rocks of crack is responsible for…
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has granted five petitions for clemency and denied 97 others.The Republican's office announced the action Wednesday, saying…
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Two medical universities are teaming up to study how the opioid epidemic is affecting southern Illinois.Southern Illinois School of Medicine and the…
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Illinois legislators voted against letting people with drug-related convictions receive welfare benefits today. Supporters say when drug offenders lose…
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The coroner in Will County in northern Illinois says heroin overdose deaths in his jurisdiction were up more than 40 percent in 2016 over 2015. Coroner…
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The number of overdose-related deaths in Illinois could be higher were it not for drugs that can save a person from opioid abuse. But that is just the…