With millions of dollars flowing into their coffers from landmark settlements with opioid companies, suburban county governments are mapping out how to spend some of the money.
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Incumbent Democrat Paula Deacon Garcia is one of six candidates running for three seats on DuPage County Board District 2 in the Nov. 8 general election. The other candidates are: incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Chaplin and newcomer Yeena Yoo, and Republican challengers Nicole Marie Giannini, Daniel J. Kordik and Sean T. Noonan. District 2 includes all or parts of Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Lisle, Lombard, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, Villa Park, Westmont, and Woodridge.
An opioid crisis task force will receive $200,000 from DuPage County double its previous budget to steer toward those on the front lines of the other epidemic.