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As 2023 draws to a close, the number of people who died in Cook County from opioid-related causes may fall short of last year’s record — but it will still be more than died in vehicle accidents and homicides combined.
The number of deaths by opioid drugs overdose is on track to reach a new peak in the county of Cook in Illinois. Further reports say the county is also taking into consideration how to spend some of the legal settlement received for the opioid crisis. Reports say the county of Cook in Chicago, Illinois […]
Haymarket Center has put its name atop the former Holiday Inn in Itasca amid a legal fight over whether the nonprofit group can use the hotel building as an addiction treatment and recovery facility.
Organizers called for Illinois to allow safe-use sites, where people can use drugs under supervision of medical professionals and be guided toward recovery resources.
On Monday, hundreds rallied in Chicago for International Overdose Awareness Day, demanding government solutions to help fight back.