According to a new state law that took effect on July 1, anyone should be able to text 911 for help across the state of Illinois, but as of the second week of July, not all 911 call centers are ...

QUAD CITIES, IA/Ill. (KWQC) - Call if you can; text if you can’t. It is a new 911 service that has launched in Rock Island and Scott counties. Texting 911 is now an option for emergencies when ...

In DuPage County, those individuals can now send emergency text messages directly to 911 dispatchers when calling is not possible, County Board Chair Deborah Conroy said. “The text-to-911 ...

VERNON, Ala. (WTVA) — A significant advancement in emergency communications is now available in Alabama. People there can now send a 911 text to report an emergency. It makes sense since texting is ...

Green Bay-based Cellcom continues to work May 16 to restore voice and text services, an outage that has impacted local ...

Residents across DuPage County can now text 911 in an emergency. The launch of the service was announced at this week’s DuPage County Board meeting as part of a proclamation for National Public ...