CHICAGO – Illinois will receive a $40 million share of a $1.4 billion bipartisan national settlement with Kroger over the grocery chain’s role in the opioid crisis, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced.

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced on Thursday that Georgia will soon receive over $55 million to expand access to opioid treatment, prevention and recovery services.

Kroger did not admit to wrongdoing in the settlement, but it did agree to pay nearly $1.4 billion over the coming 11 years to California and other plaintiffs.

Kroger will pay Oregon up to $40 million as part of a $1.37 billion settlement with 30 states for its alleged role in the opioid crisis. The payments to be made over 11 years are expected to begin in 2025, and Oregon's Opioid Settlement Prevention ...

Attorney General Chris Carr says the state of Georgia will receive more than $55 million to expand access to opioid treatment, prevention and recovery services.South Carolina, meanwhile, will receive about $18 million for opioid abatement,