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Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network The Illinois Senate Wednesday followed the House's lead and overrode the governor's amendatory veto of a heroin bill. Supporters say heroin is an epidemic in the state, and the multi-pronged bill – among other things – provides for education, promotion of the antidote Narcan, and alternative sentences...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two Illinois lawmakers plan to propose bipartisan legislation Monday to combat growing heroin and prescription drug abuse. Democratic Rep. Lou Lang and Republican Rep. John Anthony say their bill follows a panel of lawmakers' meetings around the state to learn more about a rise in heroin use and its correlation to prescription drug abuse...

An Illinois State Police Crime Lab analysis of a powdery material found inside a balloon in the hallway at Jefferson High School shows the substance was not heroin. The Lab reports that the substance in fact had no traces of any controlled substance.

Officials with the Winnebago County Coroner's office report a continued string of overdose in the area. According to a press release, there have been ten probable overdose deaths in Winnebago County since January 28. Out of those, nine of them are probable heroin and one is probable cocaine...

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network Police departments are taking steps to prevent heroin overdoses. Winnebago County Sheriff Richard Meyers says his officers are going to start carrying Narcan, a drug that can reverse the symptoms of an overdose in a few easy steps...

Not only is heroin an addictive drug, but some of its cousins – legal prescription drugs – are just as addictive, and they’re sometimes overprescribed, an addictions expert told members of the Illinois House. Speaking to a heroin task force at the Capitol, Dr...