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The numbers are grim: 71 overdose deaths in DuPage and Will counties so far this year. Last year, Kane County tallied 27 heroin fatalities. Fifty percent of all addicts are doomed to die from their dependency.
Still, there is reason for hope.
Vicki Foley can trace her son Chris' drug use back to junior high, when he started smoking cigarettes.
The cigarettes led to marijuana and the marijuana eventually led to heroin.
The heroin led to his death.
"Heroin took his life," Foley said of the 27-year-old. "And it left a big hole in ours."
Foley, president of Chris Walk Against Substance Abuse, joined representatives of other community groups Wednesday at Community Christian Church in Naperville to discuss ways they are fighting the growing tide of heroin use from prevention to treatment.
Naperville, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster released the following statement after the Illinois state legislature passed SB10, allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry:
"This is an important moment for civil rights in Illinois. I am very pleased that Illinois has joined 15 other states in allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. Everyone – no matter who they are, where they came from, or who they love – deserves equal rights under the law."
Washington, DC— On Monday, November 4th, Congressman Bill Foster is hosting an interactive budget exercise, in conjunction with the non-partisan Concord Coalition, to address federal budget concerns facing our nation today.
Working in groups of five to ten, residents of the Eleventh District will have the opportunity to put forth the policies they think are best to reduce the nation’s deficit and improve the long-term fiscal outlook for the country.
Inaction on immigration reform will have negative consequences for the mostly white, male-dominated Republican Party during next year's election, according to a group of protesters who vowed Saturday to vote Illinois' GOP congressional delegates out of office if they do not work towards passing legislation that would overhaul the nation's broken immigration system.
Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner is one of 21 elected heads of larger Illinois municipalities who recently wrote to the state's congressional delegation in Washington imploring members to overhaul immigration laws as a way to repair and boost the economy.
The leaders signed a letter that says new laws focusing on all immigrants, regardless of citizenship status, will create jobs and raise revenues. An estimated 11 million immigrants are living in the U.S. illegally.
Washington, DC— Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) echoed President Obama’s call on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform, citing calls for action from the business community, religious community, law enforcement and local municipal leaders.
ICE has worked to develop and implement some critical improvements to the system, though additional reforms remain needed. One overarching obstacle overshadowing much of this: the bed "mandate." As Congress returns from the brink of the fiscal cliff, and as a new candidate prepares for confirmation to lead the Department of Homeland Security, now is a key moment to consider responsible ways to shrink the federal budget.
Washington, DC— Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) released a statement following the vote by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s MPO Policy Committee to include the Illiana Expressway in the GO TO 2040 plan.
“I am very pleased that the MPO Policy Committee voted to include the Illiana Expressway in the GO TO 2040 plan. The Illiana is a much needed investment to provide relief to the communities that are bearing the brunt of freight traffic in the region, support ongoing economic development and create jobs.