Wisconsin, Illinois Briefs
... Illinois briefs Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois CHICAGO — Authorities have accused an East St. Louis police detective of drug trafficking. Court filings … CHICAGO — A lawsuit accuses a former suburban Chicago priest of sexually abusing a child for eight years and paying him to keep quiet. The … Read more on Dubuque Telegraph Herald Drug court just the guide Bill McPherrin needed Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois The Register-Mail's three-part series examines Knox County's drug court program as it stands on the edge of circuit-wide expansion. The program, founded in January 2008, focuses on providing an alternative to prison for non-violent, repeat drug … Read more on Galesburg Register-Mail Read ...
Firefighter Mental Health: Are We Really Saving Our Own?
... Mental Health: Are We Really Saving Our Own? Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois (1) Compare to Lawyers Assistance Program (LAP) Illinoi–a not-for-profit organization that helps Illinois lawyers, judges, law students, and their families with alcohol abuse, drug dependency, or mental health problems. Services include education … Read more on FireEngineering.com Harper's homers, Newtown salute mark opening day Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois Opening day prompted Hamilton to recall his first game in the majors, in Cincinnati in 2007 after he overcame years of drug abuse. The All-Star outfielder who joined the Angels in the offseason returned to Cincinnati for an unusual interleague opener … Read more on Quincy Herald Whig Read ...
Legislature Ignores Proposal for Photo on Benefit Cards
... ignores proposal for photo on benefit cards Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois Handing a drug addict a couple hundred bucks a week to buy smack doesn't help them, either.” If Link cards included photos, unauthorized users wouldn't make it past the checkout line, Rose said. Rose's proposal would have the state Department of … a … Read more on The State Journal-Register Quinn budget would cut state HIV funding for third straight year Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois Read ...
Sequester Threatens Louisiana
... Threatens Louisiana Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois The post -sequester loss for Louisiana totals to around $ 225,400,000 for the coming fiscal year alone (one of the hardest hit states, below only California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas). Numbers from a 2011 study performed by … Read more on NOLA Defender Scientology-How We Help: What One Mother Can Do to Help Keep Kids Drug-Free Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois Read ...
Campaign Seeks Funds to Save Program for Homeless Young Women
... seeks funds to save program for homeless young women Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois Her teenage years had been rocky, clouded by a deep depression that led Julia to injure herself and develop eating disorders. Born with fetal alcohol syndrome, she thinks the history of drug abuse in her biological parents triggered her lifelong … Read more on Elgin Courier News Chicago Marijuana Tickets: City Nets 000 In Fines During New Law's First 5 … Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois Read ...
The Top 10 Local Stories of 2012
... Top 10 local stories of 2012 Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois Jerry Costello; welcomed Andy Manar and kept Bill Haine in the state Senate; and put Dan Beiser, Dwight Kay — and a rebounding Jay Hoffman — back in the Illinois House. Madison County races had their moments, but there were no real … Faced with a … Read more on Alton Telegraph Prostitutes, illegitimate kids, sham divorce, drugs, alcohol, violence: Court … Filed under: Drug Abuse Illinois Read ...