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The Illinois General Assembly voted to increase a fee on cell phone bills in order to fund 911 services. It was a rare example of Republican lawmakers…
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Emergency dispatchers, phone companies, and lawmakers from both parties were in agreement. The fee on cell phone bills needed to increase — to keep 911…
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Two emergency services are pit against each another in a fight for state funds. Illinois' Poison Control Center receives more than 82,000 calls a year.…
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Dr. John Warner Hospital in Clinton stopped dispatching ambulances at the end of 2012.“The hospital decided to get out of the ambulance business because…