220 ILCS 66/1
"Party Line" means a subscribers' line telephone circuit, consisting of 2 or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.
"Emergency" means a situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.
(was 720 ILCS 660/1)
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 682.)