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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


J.B. Pritzker. Pritzker signed a statewide bill that raises the purchasing age of tobacco and nicotine products to 21.

Gov. Pritzker raises smoking age to 21 in Illinois

April 8, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bill that raises the buying age of nicotine products to 21 in Illinois, according to a Sunday news release. The bill, popularly referred to as Tobacco 21, passed the...

A store shelf filled with cigarettes. Illinois state legislators are revisiting the Tobacco 21 legislation, which would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21

Illinois to reconsider raising tobacco purchasing age

February 5, 2019

State policymakers are revisiting their attempts to pass statewide legislation to increase the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old. Legislators have reintroduced the Tobacco...

Shop Now Food and Grocery, 1942 Maple Ave., was one of two Evanston retailers found in violation of the city’s Tobacco 21 ordinance. The ordinance, passed by City Council last October, prohibits the sale of tobacco products to people under the age of 21.

Two Evanston businesses found in violation of city tobacco ordinance

November 24, 2015

Two Evanston businesses were found to have violated a city ordinance forbidding the sale of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21,  the Evanston Police Department announced Thursday. The...

Health experts recommend Evanston raise age to buy tobacco

May 6, 2014

The Evanston Health Advisory Council is asking aldermen to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21, a move the group says will make the city a "health leader" in Illinois. Dr. Timothy...

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