Groups rally at Federal Plaza to end overdose deaths in Illinois

Laura Krausmann lost her son, Thomas, 29, to an overdose. Krausmann called for expanded access to Narcan, to counteract overdoses. “Stick it on your backpack, just carry it with you. It’s small and doesn’t take up much space,” she said. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

A leather jacket and a paperback copy of Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” were some of Thomas Krausmann’s favorite possessions.

His mom, Laura Krausmann, brought them with her Monday afternoon to downtown Chicago to honor the memory of her son, who died of an overdose of fentanyl and xylazine at the age of 29 in 2021.