Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined state Rep. Chris Nybo in praising today’s passage of critical legislation to protect Illinois school children who suffer from severe allergies. House lawmakers voted 113-0 today to send to the Senate a bill that would allow school nurses in public and private schools throughout Illinois to administer epinephrine auto-injectors, or “epi pens,” on students who they believe are suffering from anaphylactic shock, a life-threatening allergic reaction to food or other allergens.
