aprIl 16, 201 5 vol. 8 Issue 40
County’s ‘Recyclepalooza’ draws thousands wanting to drop off waste for recycling
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NeWS incumbents take race Bolingbrook incumbents retain positions in the April 7 election
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BuSINeSS Restaurant hosts Daddy-Daughter night Event is free to attend
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COMMuNITY Community remembers local historian Jim Bingle Bingle laid to rest at Boardman Cemetery on April 12 see page 3
SPORTS Hot start for Raiders New coach and a fast start pace Bolingbrook baseball
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Community forum emphasizes importance of continuing fight By laura kaTauSkaS | BUGLE STAFF
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he number of heroin deaths has decreased in the past year; though good news, it isn’t reason to rest. Will County alone saw 34 deaths in 2014, and the number of convictions of dealers rose from 14 in 2012 to 56, at last count. Parents and those who may be tempted to try the drug need to know one time leads to a lifetime of recovery … if they don’t die first. “Heroin is the Ebola of drugs and unlike anything law enforcement has seen before. We have to get parents more guarded and geared for battle with their kids,” said Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow. “We can’t let up. There will always be a new wave.” That was the sentiment of a host of leaders and lawmakers who came together for the fourth annual HERO and HELPS event. The forum, titled “A Community’s Public Health Response to the Heroin Epidemic: Action Strategies” was held April 10 at the Edward Hospital Athletic and Event Center in Romeoville. Much progress has been made in Will and DuPage counties, with federal and state agencies looking to the area as a model for action strategies. But it is the philosophy that continued action is needed, viewing the heroin epidemic as a public health concern requiring legislators, law enforcement, health professionals and community members coming together. see ‘acTIon’ on Page 7
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