Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation that creates a telephone hotline that will allow Chicago students, parents and community members to anonymously report to police any information that could prevent violence.
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation that creates a telephone hotline that will allow Chicago students, parents and community members to anonymously report to police any information that could prevent violence. Quinn signed the bill into law Monday with religious and community leaders in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood. The new law creates the Chicago Public Schools Violence Prevention Hotline. Telephone calls to the hotline will be answered by Chicago police. Quinn says the hotline will allow school officials and police "to get the information they need to keep our children and our communities safe." The governor’s office says information about the hotline will be posted in every Chicago public school. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.