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[Illinois] Tobacco shops see boom, expect bust win hike in cig tax

The daily or regular patrons of the three smoke shops in town have been stocking up these last few weeks, and although these shops have seen a boom in business, most believe it will come to a screeching halt after Sunday.
Galesburg (IL) Register-Mail
added Jun 25, 2012 15:37
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[Illinois] Ruth resets Tillery tobacco hearing to Aug. 21

Attorney Stephen Tillery is arguing that a judgment in favor of cigarette maker Philip Morris was "fundamentally flawed," because it was based on "false facts advanced by Philip Morris at every step in this litigation."
Madison County (IL) Record
added Jun 8, 2012 17:31
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[Illinois] Roll-your-own smokes may face tax hikes

Morris (IL) Daily Herald
added May 16, 2012 16:30
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[Illinois] PECHACEK: TESTIMONY ON THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE ON THE HEALTH IMPACTS OF NON-COMBUSTIBLE TOBACCO USE (PDF)

There is clear evidence that many of these products cause cancer; there is no evidence that they will improve the health of the public, and they could end up delaying cessation or increasing the number lifelong smokers. The promotion of smokeless tobacco
(IL) State Journal-Register
added Apr 17, 2013 06:43
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[Illinois] Hearing: Smokeless tobacco presented as 'safer' than smoking

The tobacco industry has launched a campaign to promote smokeless tobacco products as less risky ... industry officials were in the Illinois Capitol on Thursday ... Yet, medical professionals said presenting the smokeless tobacco products as a safer optio
Quad-City (IA) Times
added Apr 12, 2013 04:54
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Philip Morris case reaches the Illinois Supreme Court again

A decade-old lawsuit over cigarette labeling that put Madison County on the map has once again made its way before the Illinois Supreme Court.
Madison County (IL) Record
added Feb 20, 2013 22:59
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[Illinois] Infant severely burned after grandmother removes oxygen mask, lights cigarette

CASEYVILLE, Ill. (KMOV) - A 2-month-old girl was hospitalized after a fire believed to be started by a cigarette started inside a Caseyville mobile home Friday morning. Police said the infant's grandmother had just removed her oxygen mask to light a cig
KMOV-TV (St. Louis, MO)
added Jan 12, 2013 12:21
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Korein Tillery Tells Judge: Reinstate $10 Billion Verdict against Tobacco Company Because It Misled Illinois Supreme Court, 21 August 2012. (PDF)

asks a judge ... to reinstate the landmark $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris for deceptive advertising of so-called "light" cigarettes because the company factually misled the Illinois Supreme Court when it overturned the verdict in 2005.
Korein Tillery
added Dec 14, 2012 03:08
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[Illinois] PANIERI: Cigarettes a sign of revolution?

Nary a day goes by that I don’t see a hand surreptitiously flicking a cigarette butt from vehicle windows (especially pickup trucks, for some reason). I have to wonder if this butt-tossing is a passive/aggressive action in protest to $5 per pack cigarette
Joliet (IL) Herald News
added Sep 24, 2012 17:24
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[Illinois] Madison county judge hears arguments in historic tobacco lawsuit

A judge said today he would take into advisement arguments on whether to reinstate a historic lawsuit that resulted in a $10.1 billion verdict against tobacco giant Philip Morris.
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
added Aug 21, 2012 21:15
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