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Tag: cigarettes

House Democrat calls proposed $1 cigarette tax hike ‘unreasonable’

House Democrat calls proposed $1 cigarette tax hike ‘unreasonable’

— May 21, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — A Democratic state lawmaker called Senate President John Cullerton’s proposal to raise Illinois’ usage tax on tobacco products “too unreasonable” at a time when…

  • Poll shows increasing cigarette tax by $1 has some statewide support

    Poll shows increasing cigarette tax by $1 has some statewide support

    — May 11, 2019

    SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said he wants to raise the state’s usage tax on tobacco products. In a proposal supported by anti-smoking advocacy groups,…

  • Is this the year ‘Tobacco 21’ breaks through to become law?

    Is this the year ‘Tobacco 21’ breaks through to become law?

    — February 23, 2019

    SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers and advocates have tried to hike the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Illinois for three years, each time making the push first in the Senate. This…

  • Advocates push for $1-per-pack tax increase on cigarettes

    Advocates push for $1-per-pack tax increase on cigarettes

    — May 4, 2019

    SPRINGFIELD — Anti-smoking advocates with the American Cancer Society want Illinois lawmakers to hike the tax on a pack of cigarettes by $1. It is a proposal backed by Democratic…

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