Excerpts from centralillinoisproud.com:
Beginning January 1st, all new smoke detectors installed in Illinois must have a 10-year sealed battery.
The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance reports that 3 of every 5 home fire deaths were in homes without working smoke detectors. It will get rid of the need to switch batteries during Daylight Saving time changes.
Homes built after 1988 that have hard-wired smoke alarms will not have to make a change.
