Naloxone legal in Illinois, Congressman tries to make it nation wide
By Jack Adams In 2008, Jody Daitchman walked into the room of her son, Alex Laliberte, and found him lifeless. He had overdosed on prescription painkillers. “It’s an experience like no other,” Daitchman said, ”not like your 90-year- old grandmother dying, who’s lived a full life. This was a 20-year-old with his life ahead of […]
Alex and the fight for Naxolone
By Patrick Martin Alex Laliberte died of a drug overdose at age 20. His family has been working to expand access to Naloxone, a life saving drug that can reverse the deadly effects of an overdose. Illinois Congressman Bob Dold is introducing new legislation to provide federal funding for Naloxone programs across the country.
Cook County Gun Violence Task Force (Video)
By Patrick Martin The first meeting of the Cook County Gun Violence Task Force was held today. The public meeting featured testimony from the Illinois State Police, Cook County Sheriff’s Office and community members.
Fed up with violence (Video)
By Patrick Martin Iesha Hollins is fed up. As a mother of two, she is tired of seeing young people killed in the Austin neighborhood. She organized a meeting to establish a new vision of the West Side for 2016.
The Hive: A New Beekeeping Resource on the West Side (Video)
By Patrick Martin A new store in North Lawndale is creating quite a bit of buzz. Unique products are available, but there is also an opportunity for small business owners.
Methadone: An Addictive Remedy to Heroin
By Patrick Martin Alvin Darton is a homeless, HIV positive heroin addict who tried using methadone to control his addiction, but withdrawing from the medication left him feeling as though his entire body was collapsing. “It’s like cold water rushing through your bones and veins; you have diarrhea, aches and pains, and no appetite,” Darton […]
Marine to run world-wide marathon challenge
By Patrick Martin Marine Corps Captain Daniel Cartica will trade his combat boots for running shoes when he takes on the World Marathon Challenge at the end of January to honor five service members killed in a shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He will be one of 15 people from around the world that will attempt […]
Protest week in review: Mostly peaceful in pursuit of justice
By Steve Musal Contributors to report: Mike Bacos, Aryn Braun, Jasmine Cen, Kayla Daugherty, Bian Elkhatib, Misha Euceph, Max Greenwood, Patrick Martin, Emiliana Molina, Meggie Morris, Alexis Myers, Steven Porter, Brooke Rayford, Thomas Vogel and Raquel Zaldivar. It’s been a little more than a week since the state filed a first-degree murder charge against Jason […]
Black Friday on Magnificent Mile disrupted by protests
By Patrick Martin, Max Greenwood and Aryn Braun About 1,000 demonstrators protesting the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald at the hands of police officer Jason Van Dyke took over Chicago’s storied Magnificent Mile Friday, barring patrons from storefronts and forcing some businesses to close early on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. […]
Protesters take to streets after release of video depicting teen’s death
By Misha Euceph, Max Greenwood, Patrick Martin and Raquel Zaldivar More than 100 protesters took to the streets of Chicago on Tuesday, after the release of a video that shows a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times, ushering in the first of many expected demonstrations across the city. The protest started at […]
