More than two years after a 12-year-old girl suffered a fatal drug overdose in a shared bedroom, her mother has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter. Collette Bancroft, 37, was taken into custody Saturday by Joliet police detectives at a McDonald’s restaurant in Lockport.
JOLIET, Ill. — A suburban mother is facing charges after authorities allege fentanyl was in the system of her child that died in 2024. Collette Bancroft, 37, of Lockport, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the life or health of a child and two counts of unlawful possession of a c…
