THE STATE’S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WEBSITE IS GETTING SOME UPDATES…MAKING IT MORE USER FRIENDLY.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPOKESPERSON PATTI THOMPSON SAYS SOME CHANGES TO THE READY DOT ILLINOIS DOT GOV WEBSITE MAKE IT EASIER TO FIND WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR.

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THOMPSON SAYS YOU CAN NOW GET INFORMATION ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM PUTTING TOGETHER AN EMERGENCY CAR KIT…TO TESTING YOUR HOME FOR RADON ON THE READY DOT ILLINOIS DOT GOV WEBSITE.

THOMPSON SAYS DURING THE FEBRUARY 2011 BLIZZARD…THE READY DOT ILLINOIS DOT GOV WEBPAGE HAD MORE THAN TWO MILLION HITS IN A THREE DAY PERIOD. SHE URGES ILLINOISANS WHO HAVEN’T CHECKED IT OUT YET, DO SO FOR USEFUL TIPS AND INFORMATION.