IL: Smoking Prevention
Report grades IL tobacco prevention efforts
Illinois' efforts are all over the map in a new report on what state and federal officials are, or could be, doing to discourage tobacco use…
"Tobacco 21" Moves to Illinois Senate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – "Tobacco 21" legislation is now in the hands of the Illinois Senate. House lawmakers passed HB 345 on Tuesday, which …
Push to Raise Smoking Age Heads to Rauner's Desk
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A bill headed for Gov. Bruce Rauner's desk would make Illinois the sixth state in the country to raise the minimum age for …
More IL Kids Exposed to E-Cigarettes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – More young children in Illinois are being poisoned by electronic cigarettes, according to the Illinois Poison Center…
Sober Dorms Expanding in IL as Heroin Crisis Continues
CHICAGO - A sober-living residence program for college-age adults is expanding in Illinois. The so-called sober dorm is slated to open in early July …
Medicaid: "A World of Difference" for Illinois Kids
CHICAGO – Medicaid marks its 50th anniversary this week, and a new report examines the lifelong benefits the program has provided to some of …
Calls for Tighter Regulations for E-Cigarettes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The number of calls to poison-control centers about electronic-cigarette incidents more than doubled last year compared with 2013…
Report Ranks IL 34th Nationally for Tobacco Prevention Funding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The latest report on how well states are funding tobacco prevention and cessation efforts has Illinois ranked 34th in the nation…
CDC: Risky Teen Behavior Shifts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time spent with computers and other tech devices. That's …
Safety of Electronic Cigarettes Still Under Debate in IL
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - They're often advertised as a safer alternative to tobacco cigarettes, but there are a lot of questions in Illinois about the …
New Online Lung Cancer Screening Tool Can Save Lives
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Lung cancer is the number-one killer form of cancer in Illinois and across the country, and the American Lung Association has now …
IL Cigarette Tax Picks Up Support
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois lawmakers have less than two weeks in this session to do something about approximately $8 billion in overdue bills…