Articles filed under Heroin
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Why convicted heroin dealer wants records of cop facing cocaine possession charge
Jan 16, 2020 3:14 PM - A St. Charles man convicted of heroin delivery from a 2017 arrest is awaiting a judge's review of a personnel file of a Kane County Sheriff's sergeant charged with cocaine possession. -
Elgin man charged in West Dundee woman's overdose death
Jan 15, 2020 5:44 PM - An Elgin man has been charged in the overdose death of a 30-year-old woman from West Dundee in 2018. Gehovani R. Gomez faces up to 30 years in prison for drug-induced homicide in the Sept. 6, 2018 death of Crystal Villegas from heroin and fentanyl. -
Waukegan man gets 6 years in prison for providing drugs in overdose death
Dec 20, 2019 12:20 PM - A Waukegan man was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for providing the drugs in the overdose death of a 39-year-old McHenry woman in June 2018. -
5 years in prison for first of two in 2018 McHenry Twp. overdose death
Dec 12, 2019 8:06 PM - A 26-year-old Woodridge man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a heroin-fentanyl overdose death of a McHenry man in September 2018. -
Second person gets prison in March overdose death of Crystal Lake woman
Dec 6, 2019 12:42 PM - A second person has been sentenced to prison for his role in a heroin-fentanyl overdose death of a 32-year-old woman in Crystal Lake earlier this year. -
Police: Man armed with sledgehammer, drywall saw tries to force his way into house
Nov 27, 2019 12:48 PM - A 26-year-old Elgin man is held on $400,000 bail after his arrest this week on charges of home invasion while armed with a small sledgehammer and drywall saw. -
Elgin man admits selling heroin, weapons offenses in 2018, faces prison
Oct 14, 2019 12:23 PM - An Elgin man accused of selling heroin to undercover officers and ramming two squad cars while attempting to escape after a November 2018 traffic stop has pleaded guilty. Larnell L. Love, IV, 25, admitted to heroin delivery, weapons offenses and driving while license suspended and faces up to 15 years in prison when sentenced in mid-December. -
Gateway Foundation opens residential program for LGBTQ patients in Lake Villa
Oct 11, 2019 6:07 PM - The Gateway Foundation, the largest nonprofit substance use disorder treatment provider in the country, marked National Coming Out Day by opening a new residential program for LGBTQ adults at their Lake Villa campus called "Out in Recovery" Friday afternoon. -
Man guilty in Crystal Lake heroin-fentanyl death
Sep 27, 2019 4:33 PM - A 33-year-old Crystal Lake man was convicted of drug-induced homicide Friday after a bench trial in McHenry County last week. Jeffrey J. Hauck faces up to 30 years in prison for causing the death of Stephanie Phillippi, 32, who was found dead in Crystal Lake in March. -
Elk Grove Village group gets federal grant to battle opioid abuseSep 14, 2019 6:22 PM - An Elk Grove Village group has received a $385,000 federal grant to fight suburban opioid abuse.
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