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...
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,”...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – To promote public health and protect minors from the dangers of second-hand smoke, state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, supported legislation that would prohibit occupants of a vehicle from smoking while in the presence of minors.“The age to...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A piece of legislation sponsored by state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21 years old became law on July 1.“Many smokers pick up the habit as teens because the tobacco industry specifically...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Fighting to protect the health and well-being of children, state Rep. Jonathan Carroll, D-Northbrook, advanced legislation prohibiting individuals from smoking in vehicles when children are present. “I want to limit young people’s exposure to the...