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Illinois lawmakers celebrate Alyssa's Law, mandating mobile emergency alert systems in schools

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By Edie Kasten Verified
| MSN Verified
New safety precautions are coming to Illinois schools. State lawmakers and people directly impacted by school shootings came together on Friday morning to talk about "Alyssa's Law," legislation named for one of the victims of the Parkland, Florida school shooting in 2018. The law requires all school districts to have a mobile panic alert system to automatically notify law enforcement during on-site emergencies. Alyssa's mother fought hard for the law and said it works.
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Illinois lawmakers celebrate Alyssa's Law, mandating mobile emergency alert systems in schools

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By Edie Kasten Verified
| WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified
New safety precautions are coming to Illinois schools. State lawmakers and people directly impacted by school shootings came together on Friday morning to talk about "Alyssa's Law," legislation named for one of the victims of the Parkland, Florida school shooting in 2018. The law requires all school districts to have a mobile panic alert system to automatically notify law enforcement during on-site emergencies. Alyssa's mother fought hard for the law and said it works.
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Illinois man receives kidney transplant from perfect stranger. What are the odds they were a match?

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By Joe Donlon Verified, Edie Kasten Verified
| WKBT-TV (La Crosse, WI) Verified
CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) -- The kindness of strangers can change lives. A downstate Illinois restaurant owner was shocked by the number of people who reached out to help him when he needed it most. Nick Bohn is a husband and father, and he's very independent. "I've never been one to ask for anything, I'd just rather try to do it myself," he said. Molly Clyden is a wife and mother, and by nature a helper. "I've always been the person on the giving end.
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