BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A new Illinois law aimed at consolidating local government services will significantly reduce the number of separate emergency dispatch centers in parts of Illinois.
The law requires counties with at least 250,000 residents to cut by half the number of 911 call centers by July 2017.
The state also plans to build 911 centers in 10 counties that now lack those facilities.
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