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New text alert system launches for Chicago parents

A new initiative called "Parents for Chicago" is working to notify parents when a teen takeover is happening. Parents can subscribe to alerts by texting "CHICAGOKIDS," one word, to 21000. It's similar to the Amber Alert system.
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