Postponed for a month because of relentless winter weather, the State of Addiction in McHenry County forum held news that was worth waiting for. For the second consecutive year, the number of deaths from opioid abuse in McHenry County has declined. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally reported that, as of the Feb. 25 gathering […]
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