Carbon monoxide detectors to be required in nearly all homes

SPRINGFIELD – Carbon monoxide detectors will soon be required in almost every home in Illinois.

A state law that takes effect on Jan. 1 requires the devices in any building with sleeping rooms that has either an attached garage, a fireplace or any appliance that uses fossil fuels like natural gas, propane, oil, gasoline or wood.

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