Before a downsized version of the Maxwell Street Market reopens at its original home near UIC's campus, we asked Sun-Times readers to share their memories of what made the old market such a great place.
U.S. death rates from drugs are at an all-time high. Fentanyl and other opioids are claiming lives across the population. But politicians are still clinging to outdated concepts of stigmatization and punishment. Drug task force workers are fighting for a better approach.
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Overdose prevention groups continue to offer innovative solutions such as stocking old newspaper distribution boxes with anti-overdose medicine but say such efforts are not enough as deaths continue to rise.