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Photos: La Salle, Streator commemorate Overdose Awareness Day

By Charlie Ellerbrock
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Buddy's Promise founder Lori Brown and her daughter, Amber, release a box of butterflies, symbolizing the "glory and beauty" of those who lost their fight with drug addition, during the Overdose Awareness Day ceremony near the canal in La Salle on Saturday morning.

Buddy's Promise founder Lori Brown and her daughter, Amber, release a box of butterflies, symbolizing the "glory and beauty" of those who died from drug addition Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, during the Overdose Awareness Day ceremony near the canal in La Salle. (Charlie Ellerbrock)