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County officials say they have begun authorizing the spending of millions of dollars of funding to combat the opioid epidemic in Lake County after drug company lawsuit settlements are distributed.

Using settlement money from opioid manufacturers and distributors, the Lake County, Illinois, Regional Office of Education is proactively developing an opioid education program ahead of statewide changes to how the subject is handled. “Hopefully, Lake County is a leader in this going forward, as we’re going to have quite a bit of these resources available before other counties in the state,” ...

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. -- Using settlement money from opioid manufacturers and distributors, the Lake County, Illinois, Regional Office of Education is proactively developing an opioid education program ahead of statewide

Lake County might hire an opioid program coordinator and implement an education program in schools in advance of a new state law, among other initiatives being pursued with its share of a national settlement.

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Seems if state lawmakers are serious about consolidation of governments, this is one archaic area that could be easily taken over by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Despite his election this April, Clyde McLemore was not sworn in as a member of the Lake County Regional Board of School Trustees on Monday night as the Lake County state's attorney's office, Regional Office of Education and current board members asserted he is ineligible since Julie Gonka's term is not up until 2025.

A late legal challenge from the Lake County State's Attorney's Office may prevent Clyde McLemore, the founder of the Lake County Black Lives Matter chapter, from taking the seat he won on the Regional Board of Schools. McLemore said he still intends to take office, and is examining his legal options.

A proposed state law named after a Medinah man who died of a heroin overdose in 2012 and encouraged by his mother would provide an optional K-12 drug education curriculum for schools across Illinois.

Daphne Gil of Shepard Middle School in Deerfield decided to go all-in on spelling once she won her classroom bee earlier this school year. On Thursday night, she bested some of Lake County's top spellers to book a trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the Washington D.C. area in late May.