The Village of Forest Park is calling on the CTA for additional help at its Blue and Green Line stops as drug overdoses continue to rise.
The end of the Blue Line in Forest Park is where village officials say problems begin with handling an influx of people who are overdosing on drugs or who are homeless.
"Yesterday alone, we responded three times to this location for various calls. Overdoses, mental health emergencies and alcohol-related calls," said Phil Chiappetta, Forrest Park fire chief.Mayor Rory Hoskins said it's a strain on the already limited resources for the village of 14,000 people to patrol two major train lines. While the Cook County Sheriff's Department is lending a hand with patrols, Hoskins said so much more is needed.
A spokesperson for the CTA said the "CTA will also continue to promote a longstanding intergovernmental agreement with Forest Park through which CTA pays off-duty Forest Park Police officers to patrol CTA stations." Luther Syas, with the West Wide Heroine Opioid Task Force said the train goes through what's called the "heroin highway" and that it might be worth having medication like Narcan available on trains.
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