Fentanyl-related measures among those pushed by Illinois GOP – Quad City Times

In Illinois, the state Department of Public Health reported that opioid overdose deaths increased from 2,944 deaths in 2020 to 3,013 deaths in 2021, a 2.3% jump. Senate Republicans are pushing for advancements to a variety of measures they say could protect Illinoisans, though most appear unlikely to emerge from the Democrat-controlled General Assembly in the final weeks of the legislative session.