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[Illinois] $1 Dollar Cigarette Tax Falling Short

The latest figures from the state show the tax it isn't working. Money from the tax goes into the Medicaid fund, but over the last year the state has only seen a 3.4% increase in revenue from the tax. White amounts to about 12 million dollars in revenue,
WTVO Channel 17 (Rockford, IL)
added Feb 23, 2013 20:56
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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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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] EDITORIAL: Coming soon to the State Supreme Court: The lawsuit that wouldn’t die!

Tillery’s trying to reignite a ten-year-old, $10 billion judgment in his favor (with $2 billion in attorneys’ fees) that was vacated in 2005. It looks like his latest appeal is headed to the State Supreme Court, again. The justices should flush it one l
Madison County (IL) Record
added Feb 20, 2013 22:58
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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] $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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