Hanley took her concerns to state Rep. Bill Hauter of Morton, a physician-turned-lawmaker who used to sit on the Tazewell County Board.
Hauter, who represents parts of McLean County, filed HB3127 in February, hoping to get legislation on the books that would formally regulate the sale and use of kratom in Illinois.
“I was hoping that with this information from the [Tazewell County] Public Health Department, specifically naming kratom as a cause or a co-ingestion with another drug as a cause of death, that would bring more light to the subject,” Hauter said in an interview. “Maybe more interest in making it safer for all Illinoisans.”
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