Chicago Aldermen Remove Tobacco Products from Flavoring Ban (Update)
What had started as an attempt to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products in Chicago has been stripped down to a ban on…
Chicago Alderman Introduces Flavored Tobacco Ban
Amidst budget hearings and concerns over policing in schools, Chicago Ald. Matt O’Shea, 19th, introduced an ordinance that seeks to place a ban on the…
Bensenville, Ill. Bans Tobacco Use in Parks
At its most recent meeting, the Bensenville Village Board passed an ordinance that immediately banned the use of all tobacco products and e-cigarettes within village-owned…
Naperville, Ill. Passes Parks Smoking Ban
There is a new ban on smoking and tobacco use in the parks of Naperville, Ill. after the city’s park board approved a proposal by…
Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Fails in Batavia, Ill.
A proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old couldn’t draw enough support from the Batavia Board of Aldermen Committee of…
Downers Grove, Ill. Bans Smoking at Parks
Smoking at parks, athletic fields and playgrounds is now banned in Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove Golf Club, a publicly-owned golf course, has banned smoking…
Glen Ellyn, Ill. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
Effective July 1, you must be 21 to purchase tobacco products in the Village of Glen Ellyn. The Village Board approved the increase last night,…
Aurora, Ill. Passes Tobacco 21 Proposal
The Chicago suburb of Aurora, Ill. is the latest to sign on to the Tobacco 21 movement as the city council unanimously approved a proposal…
Elk Grove Village, Ill. Will Raise Tobacco Purchase Age
The Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village has approved an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and alternative nicotine delivery products,…
Elmhurst, Ill. Bans Smoking in Parks
A new ban on the use of all tobacco products has been announced for the parks of Elmhurst, Ill., after the city’s Park Board approved…
Naperville, Ill. Will Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Come the first of the year, those wanting to purchase tobacco products in the Chicago suburb of Naperville will have to be at least 21-years-old,…
