1-year-old’s drug overdose death ruled homicide, second Chicago child to OD in less than a year

Source CWB Chicago
Original Load Date June 19, 2026, 3 p.m.
Last Updated June 19, 2026, 3 p.m.
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![][1] _(Photo by[ Blue Arauz ][2] ) _ A 1-year-old boy found unresponsive in an East Garfield Park apartment this spring died from a drug overdose that the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has now ruled a homicide. He is the second young child in Chicago to be the victim of a drug-induced hom...