Police: Heroin-Related Deaths Up to 34 in DuPage County, 4 in Downers Grove

The Downers Grove Police Department will hold a community panel discussion from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 25 to address the growing problem of heroin addiction in the village.

A dramatic increase in heroin abuse in DuPage County and Downers Grove has prompted the need for more community discussion, according to Downers Grove police.  The Village of Downers Grove announced Monday that the police department will hold a public forum, "Heroin in Our Community," on Oct. 25, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Village Hall, 801 Burlington Ave. Downers Grove Deputy Police Chief Kurt Bluder said the forum was prompted by an increase in heroin use in the village and DuPage County as a whole. The epidemic has already incited public discussion in several nearby communities, including Naperville and Woodridge, he said. "Nationally and locally, there has been an increase in heroin use. This, in turn, has led to an increase in heroin-…

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