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[Spain, Illinois] SEPANIAK: What's a little smoke in the eye?

the sheer amount of people who smoke here is making me miss the States. However, it’s also making me realize that smoking is still a serious problem back home.
Western Courier (Western Illinois U., Macomb, IL)
added Feb 23, 2013 20:54
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VIDEO: Medill Reports: Chicago Smoke Free Illinois Act: 5 years later

Medill School of Journalism (Northwestern University)
added Feb 22, 2013 04:09
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[Illinois] Teens mentor grade schoolers about dangers of tobacco use

DECATUR — Students at Muffley School recently made an important promise not to start smoking. The school received a visit from members of the local chapter of Teens Against Tobacco Use, Eisenhower and MacArthur high school students who have pledged to be
Decatur (IL) Herald & Review
added Feb 21, 2013 17:27
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[Illinois] 16 children hospitalized after eating anti-smoking lozenges

Sixteen children were taken to hospitals this morning after they ate nicotine lozenges they thought were candy at a Far South Side elementary school, according to authorities.
Chicago Tribune
added Feb 20, 2013 23:36
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[Illinois] $10 Billion Tobacco Case Snuffed Again

The Illinois Supreme Court denied Philip Morris' request for direct appeal in a long-running, dismissed $10 billion case over cigarette labeling. The decade-long class action was revived when St. Louis attorney Stephen Tillery filed an appeal for t
Courthouse News
added Feb 20, 2013 16:12
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[Illinois] Smoking Targeted in Multi-Unit Housing

There is new information that apparently shows a link to secondhand smoke in apartment complexes, even in cases where the smoker lives in another unit, so a local group is pushing for a smoking ban in such complexes.
Alton Daily News · WBGZ 1570 AM
added Feb 19, 2013 12:20
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[Illinois] Supreme Court denies Philip Morris’ motion for direct appeal

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday denied Philip Morris’ request for direct appeal in the decade-old Madison County case over cigarette labeling.
Madison County (IL) Record
added Feb 20, 2013 22:56
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[Illinois] Condo boards can regulate tobacco smoke in common areas

And more and more associations are considering a ban on smoking in the individual units (and without any grandfather provision). Such an aggressive ban will likely require an amendment to the declaration (requiring owner approval), and not simply a rule
Chicago (IL) Daily Herald
added Feb 16, 2013 21:45
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[Illinois] Ind. appeals court upholds Evansville smoking ban

The court issued the 16-page ruling Friday, rejecting arguments by local bars and fraternal organizations that the ban is unconstitutional because it doesn't treat them the same as a local Ohio River casino where smoking is allowed and it endangers the r
AP - Associated Press
added Feb 16, 2013 16:46
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[Illinois] Five years later, most businesses OK with smoking ban

Despite declining liquor sales, food sales have increased, Cohn said. Overall sales at the Decatur Whit’s End location are up 50 percent, he said. “Ever since the smoking ban went in and I stayed nonsmoking, my sales have been up 60 months in a row,” Co
Decatur (IL) Herald & Review
added Feb 10, 2013 10:04
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