SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Legislation supported by state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products in Illinois became law on July 1.“The majority of smokers today started when they were in their teens,” Mussman said. “By...
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. – State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly’s, D-Chicago, bipartisan legislation to raise the age to buy tobacco products to 21 is now law after it was signed yesterday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.“Tobacco use has severe and significant consequences to our health and if...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, recently sponsored and supported legislation raising the legal age to buy all tobacco products, including popular e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21.“Raising the age to buy tobacco products is critical to reducing...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A piece of legislation sponsored by State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21 years old recently passed out of the Illinois House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support.“Raising the...