Sep 16, 2019 | Lilly
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A new law backed by state Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, will help protect children from secondhand smoke by prohibiting vehicle occupants from smoking while minors are present.“Tobacco use has severe costs to our health and wellbeing, and we...
Sep 16, 2019 | Willis
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A new law supported by state Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Northlake, bans smoking in cars when children are present.“The health and well-being of children should not be subject to the dangers of secondhand smoke while they are present in a vehicle,”...
Sep 12, 2019 | Moylan
DES PLAINES, Ill. – Alarmed at reports of linking vaping to breathing issues and deaths, state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, has sponsored legislation to ban flavored tobacco products, such as vapes and e-cigarettes, from being sold, bought and distributed in the...
Sep 12, 2019 | Connor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Big insurance companies will have to cover diagnostic mammograms under a new law supported by state Rep. John Connor, D-Lockport, which combats big insurance companies’ efforts to deny patients coverage for critical procedures.“We want health...
Sep 11, 2019 | Connor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. John Connor, D-Lockport, is promoting better attitudes towards mental health with his backing of a new law requiring mental health education programs focus on students’ understanding of behaviors that promote mental well being.“People...