ILLINOIS
Is Now
Smoke Free!!!

Our Mission

To have the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, adopt smokefree ordinances for all workplaces and public places, including restaurants and bars.

Smokefree Illinois

Champaign-Urbana Smoke-Free Information - CUPHD
Online smoking complaint form - CUPHD
Smoke Free Illinois - SFI
Smoke Free Illinois Act - IL
Smoke Free Illinois Brochure (PDF) - CUPHD
Smoke-free Illinois - IL

Smokefree State (and Commonwealth) Laws

Arizona: Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars (2007)
California: Restaurants (1995), Bars, and Gaming (1998)
Colorado: Restaurants, Bars (2006), and Gaming (Jan 1, 2008)
Connecticut: Restaurants (2003) and Bars (2004)
Delaware: Workplaces, Restaurants, Bars, and Gaming (2002)
Florida: Workplaces and Restaurants (2003)
Hawai`i: Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars (2006)
Idaho: Restaurants (2004)
Illinois: Workplaces, Restaurants, Bars, and Gaming (Jan 1, 2008)
Louisiana: Workplaces and Restaurants (2007)
Maine: Restaurants and Bars (2004)
Maryland: Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars (Feb 1, 2008)
Massachusetts: Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars (2004)
Minnesota: Workplaces, Restaurants, Bars, and Gaming (2007)
Montana: Workplaces, Restaurants (2005), Bars, and Gaming (Oct 1, 2009)
Nevada: Workplaces and Restaurants (2006)
New Hampshire: Restaurants and Bars (2007)
New Jersey: Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars (2006)
New Mexico: Restaurants and Bars (2007)
New York: Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars (2003)
North Dakota: Workplaces (2005)
Ohio: Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars (2006)
Oregon: Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars (Jan 1, 2009)
Puerto Rico: Workplaces, Restaurants, Bars, and Gaming (2007)
Rhode Island: Workplaces, Restaurants, and Bars (2005)
South Dakota: Workplaces (2002)
Utah: Workplaces (2006), Restaurants (1995), and Bars (Jan 1, 2009)
Vermont: Restaurants and Bars (2005)
Washington: Workplaces, Restaurants, Bars, and Gaming (2005)
Washington, D.C.: Workplaces (2006), Restaurants, and Bars (2007)

Source: ANRF

Smoke Free Illinois Celebration

Smoke Free Illinois: A History Part 1 (YouTube)
Smoke Free Illinois: A History Part 2 (YouTube)
Photos of the Celebration (Picasa)

News

Apr 1, 2009: Economy making more smokers find help to kick habit, by Pat Phillips
Apr 1, 2009: State Senate approves new tax on cigarettes, by Megan Graham
Mar 18, 2009: Legality of e-cigarettes may run into 'gray area', by Erik Allgood
Feb 27, 2009: Smoking-ban enforcement to increase in Vermilion County, by Tracy Moss
Jan 22, 2009: Smoke-free Act celebrates one year success, by Daily Illini editors
Jan 22, 2009: A year later, smoking ban still breathing, by Emily Bardales
Jan 19, 2009: Still imperfect no-smoking law, by News-Gazoo editors
Jun 30, 2008: Smoking ban has saved 40,000 lives, by Jeremy Laurance
Jun 25, 2008: Great to live where indoor air is cleaner, by Dr. Aamir Zakaria
Jun 3, 2008: Court upholds smoking ban, by By Matt Buedel
Apr 2, 2008: Lack of rules hurts smoke ban, by News-Gazoo editors
Feb 21, 2008: Smoking exemptions for veterans voted down, by Meagan Sexton
Feb 19, 2008: Britt toon, by Chris Britt
Feb 13, 2008: Casino business downturn may not be entirely smoking-related, by News-Gazoo editors
Feb 7, 2008: New report on global tobacco control efforts, by WHO
Feb 7, 2008: Case links woman's death to environmental tobacco smoke, MSU prof says, by MSU
Feb 6, 2008: State has been lax on smoke ban rules, by Laura Weis
Jan 14, 2008: State leaders can't even agree on rules for smoking ban, by News-Gazoo editors
Jan 14, 2008: Snuffing out the ban complainers, by Othman O'Malley
Jan 11, 2008: Smoking-ban laws extinguish freedom, by D. M. Neubig Sr.
Jan 11, 2008: State smoking ban puts out citywide debate, by Patrick Wade
Jan 11, 2008: "Long-awaited law" took effect with start of 2008, by Jonathan Jacobson
Jan 1, 2008: Public smoking ban leads parade starting today, by Kate Clements
Jan 1, 2008: Sympathy for smokers, by Vanquished News-Gazette editors
Jan 1, 2008: Nonsmokers getting even with smokers, by Larry Bloom
Jan 2008: The Smoking Gun, by Robert Loerzel
Dec 31, 2007: Snuffed out: Smoking becomes illegal in Illinois, by Blythe Bernhard
Dec 30, 2007: Ashes, ashes, we all stub out, by The News-Gazette
Dec 30, 2007: Villa Grove mayor opts to fight fire with fire, by Tim Mitchell and Meg Thilmony
Dec 28, 2007: Villa Grove City Council looks to capture smoking fines, by Amy Rose
Dec 17, 2007: Study: More can be done to curb smoking, by Kate Clements
Dec 2, 2007: Restaurant in southwest Champaign puts focus on family, by Don Dodson
Nov 26, 2007: Novel MRI Technique Shows Secondhand Smoke Damages Lungs, by Chengbo Wang, et al
Nov 5, 2007: A New Arena in the Fight Over Smoking: The Home, by Staci Semrad
Nov 2, 2007: War on smoking just keeps rolling along, by News-Gazette editors
Oct 30, 2007: Prisons prepare to ban tobacco, by Kate Clements
Oct 26, 2007: Seeking Savings, Employers Help Smokers Quit, by Milt Freudenheim
Oct 11, 2007: Forget about lighting up with children in the car, by Aurelio Rojas
Oct 5, 2007: Smoking ban may suffocate casinos, by Jonathan Jacobson
Sep 13, 2007: The Burnout, by Ken Beaver
Sep 13, 2007: A Deadly Product, by Evangeline Politis
Sep 9, 2007: Tax dollars not hurt by smoking ban, by Chris Wetterich
Sep 9, 2007: No exemption from smoking ban for casinos, by The State Journal-Register
Aug 29, 2007: Smoking ban repeal still controversial, by Patrick Wade
Jul 24, 2007: Governor signs smoking ban, by Kate Clements
Jul 23, 2007: Smoke-Free Illinois Law Signed
Jul 13, 2007: Front-page photo promotes smoking, by Roger R. Foss
Jun 22, 2007: Decline in Smoking Prevalence --- New York City, 2002--2006, by JA Ellis, et al
Jun 17, 2007: Illinois smoking ban divides 'sister cities', by Eric Weddle
Jun 8, 2007: Champaign council turning back clock, by Harold P. Wimmer
May 29, 2007: Only 100% smoke-free environments adequately protect from dangers of second-hand smoke, by The World Health Organization (WHO)
May 25, 2007: City council didn't do bars any favor, by Philip Hall
May 24, 2007: Schweighart at odds with citizen wishes, by Luke Bothwell
May 21, 2007: Council majority put heads in the sand, by Andrew Rennick
May 21, 2007: Mayor, council are backing 'pestilence', by Raymond T. Anderson
May 21, 2007: Profits to be made in nonsmoking venues, by Bruce A. Williams
May 21, 2007: Smoke-free is right, smoke-filled is wrong, by Dennis Kirby
May 18, 2007: Community reacts to Champaign's repeal of smoking ban, by Liam Rinehart
May 17, 2007: Reversing smoke ban is not right way to go, by Paul Walker
May 16, 2007: Champaign repeals 3-month-old ban on bar, club smoking, by Mike Monson
May 16, 2007: Champaign repeals smoking ban, by Sky Opila
May 14, 2007: Several Champaign bars 'not going back', by Mike Monson
May 11, 2007: Are the bar owners lying about business?, by Samuel Santos
May 9, 2007: City council members on top of a problem, by Don Gerard
May 9, 2007: Smoking bans' effects on C-U tax revenues spark debate, by Mike Monson
May 9, 2007: The theatrics of smoking, by authoritarian crazy zealot News-Cigarette editors
May 9, 2007: Westville bans smoking in village-owned buildings, vehicles, by Douglas Toole
May 8, 2007: Stop catering to smoking customers, by Jamie Kleiss
May 7, 2007: Early impact of Champaign's smoking ban, by Tom Kacich
May 7, 2007: Smoke ban repeal would be reactionary, by Ron Grahn
May 4, 2007: Legislature's vote reflects new attitudes, by News-Gazette editors
May 4, 2007: Champaign may remove smoking ban, by Patrick Wade
May 3, 2007: Likely Illinois smoking ban gets cold reception in Danville, by Pam G. Dempsey
May 2, 2007: Champaign mayor to seek smoking ban repeal on May 15, by Mike Monson
May 2, 2007: House OKs smoking ban, by Monique Garcia and Jeffrey Meitrodt
May 2, 2007: Illinois bill banning smoking goes to governor, by Kevin McDermott
May 2, 2007: Illinois House passes statewide smoking ban, by The Associated Press
May 2, 2007: Illinoisans 'fume' about smoking ban, by The Associated Press
May 2, 2007: Manrique accuses Champaign of not protecting human rights, by Patrick Wade
May 2, 2007: Smoking ban passed, by Laura Camper
May 2, 2007: State smoking ban clears hurdle, by Kate Clements
May 2, 2007: Statewide indoor smoking ban nears reality, by Mike Riopell
May 2, 2007: Statewide smoking ban OK'd, by Whitney Woodward and Dave McKinney
May 1, 2007: Let's keep smoking ban in Champaign, by Barb Davies
May 1, 2007: Smoke Free Illinois Bill Passes the House, by American Lung Association of Illinois
Apr 30, 2007: C-U smoke ban has changed social life, by Keith Hays
Apr 29, 2007: Businesses need to adapt to change, by Jim Hronek
Apr 29, 2007: City should work to curtail health threats, by Monique Rivera
Apr 28, 2007: Public smoking ban shouldn't be repealed, by Melissa Zahnd
Apr 27, 2007: State smoking ban advances, by Kate Clements
Apr 26, 2007: A Minute with Scott Hays, by Diana Yates
Apr 26, 2007: Public smoke ban could be on thin ice, by New-Cigarette editors
Apr 25, 2007: Many factors crucial to determine fallout, by Don Gerard
Apr 24, 2007: Election results in conservative shift, by Patrick Wade
Apr 24, 2007: Urbana reviews ban status, by Pamela Nisivaco
Apr 23, 2007: Urbana bar owners: Level playing field a must, by Mike Monson
Apr 23, 2007: Lobby city council to keep smoke ban, by George Carlisle, Jr
Apr 18, 2007: Peorians support state bill to ban smoking indoors, by Jennifer Davis
Apr 18, 2007: Voting trend conservative for Champaign City Council, by Mike Monson
Apr 13, 2007: Smoke-free by 2008, by Chicago Tribune editorial board
Apr 12, 2007: Smokers are whining 'cause they can't kill, by Paul Walker
Apr 12, 2007: Opponents of smoke ban are just ignorant, by Rien Rogers
Apr 12, 2007: Support anti-smoke choices for council, by Justin Martin
Apr 12, 2007: 'Smoke suckers' have it all wrong on rights, by Ed DeWan
Apr 8, 2007: Champaign City Council candidates, by Mike Monson
Apr 8, 2007: Council candidates offer clear choices on most big issues, by Mike Monson
Apr 5, 2007: Vote for clean air in municipal election, by Kathryn H. Anthony
Apr 3, 2007: Riedl faces drug charges, by John Reynolds
Apr 2, 2007: State senate passes Smoke Free Act banning tobacco use in bars, by Patrick Wade
Apr 1, 2007: Vote for Champaign smoke-free backers, by Scott P. Hays
Mar 30, 2007: Senators advance bill to curtail smoking, by Kate Clements
Mar 28, 2007: Kick Butts Day urges smokers to shake habit, by Lisa Chung
Mar 27, 2007: Smoke-Free Illinois bill should be passed, by Randy Wells
Mar 14, 2007: Smoke ban has no impact on bar sales, by Rien Rogers
Mar 12, 2007: Where Tobacco Ruled, Smoking Ban Gains Ground, by Theo Emery
Mar 1, 2007: California anti-smoking laws save thousands of lives, new study finds
Feb 28, 2007: Smoking ban, partisan politics factors in Champaign election, by Mike Monson
Feb 27, 2007: Vote to preserve public smoke ban, by Greg Ryan
Feb 25, 2007: Public smoking ban must be preserved, by Matt Varble
Feb 23, 2007: Many issues in city elections, by New-Cigarette editors
Feb 22, 2007: City council hopefuls share views at forum, by Mike Monson
Feb 22, 2007: Committee OKs ban on smoking throughout state, by Kate Clements
Feb 22, 2007: Give the smoke-free law a chance to work, by Anne Robin
Feb 21, 2007: Smokefree alliance endorses four, by Mike Monson
Feb 21, 2007: Bar visit prompts allegation, denial, by Mike Monson
Feb 18, 2007: Profiling the candidates, by Mike Monson
Feb 17, 2007: Smokefree group ties its support to pledge on paper, by Mike Monson
Feb 16, 2007: Smoking ban clarification, by Dennis Roberts
Feb 15, 2007: Is the smokers' paradise lost?, by Lally Gartel
Feb 8, 2007: Smoking ban hurts C-U bars, businesses, by Patrick Wade
Feb 3, 2007: Midwest matchup may mean a good day for bars, by Mike Monson
Feb 1, 2007: The Last Cigarettes, by John Mantia
Jan 31, 2007: One Final Cigarette, by Jim Meadows
Jan 31, 2007: Urbana bar owners say first month has been tough, by Mike Monson
Jan 31, 2007: Champaign smoking ban goes into effect today, by Mike Monson
Jan 18, 2007: Reanalysis of Cigarette Content Confirms Tobacco Companies Have Increased Addictive Nicotine 11 Percent Over Recent Seven-Year Period, by Harvard School of Public Health
Jan 18, 2007: Local option remains the best approach, by New-Cigarette editors
Jan 18, 2007: No more smoking indoors: Champaign ban starts Jan. 31, by Katie O'Connell
Jan 17, 2007: Further talks delayed on Danville smoking ban, by Pam G. Dempsey
Jan 15, 2007: Ban public smoking throughout Illinois, by Dr. Clement Rose
Jan 12, 2007: Bill to ban smoking in Illinois introduced, by Kate Clements
Jan 10, 2007: Pleased with cities' move to healthier air, by Rochelle Weber
Jan 5, 2007: Partial Danville smoking ban discussed by committee, by Pam G. Dempsey
Jan 1, 2007: Panel to start talks on possible smoking ban in Danville, by Pam G. Dempsey
Dec 31, 2006: Owners, patrons worried as bars go smoke-free, by Mike Monson
Dec 19, 2006: Political newcomer joins race for Champaign mayor, by Mike Monson
Dec 16, 2006: Primary to be held for at-large city council candidates, by Mike Monson
Sep 25, 2006: Reduction in the Incidence of Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With a Citywide Smoking Ordinance, by Carl Bartecchi, MD, et al
Sep 20, 2006: Supporters show for 2nd hearing, by Pam G. Dempsey
Sep 16, 2006: Candido: Smoking ban has quiet support, by Jennifer Weakley
Aug 19, 2006: Eatery says it lost business because of smoking ban, by Mike Monson
Aug 2, 2006: 15 candidates will vie for council seat, by Mike Monson
Aug 2, 2006: No butts about it: Smokeless in Urbana, by Frank Radosevich II
Aug 1, 2006: Smoking ban takes effect today with mixed feelings, by Mike Monson
Jul 21, 2006: Commission looks at effects of smoking ban, by Frank Radosevich II
Jul 20, 2006: Enforcement plan in place for smoking ban, by Mike Monson
Jul 10, 2006: Champaign city council will address vacant seat, by Mike Monson
Jul 9, 2006: Secondhand smoke proven to cause breathing troubles, by Debra Pressey
Jul 5, 2006: Health district considered as possible option for smoking enforcement, by Mike Monson
Jul 5, 2006: Report makes ashes of safe-smoking claims, by Chicago Sun-Times Media Group
Jul 2, 2006: McLean County should enact smoking ban, by Pantagraph Editors
Jun 28, 2006: Champaign-Urbana bar owners unite to fight smoking ban, by Mike Monson
Jun 28, 2006: City council's Bruno wants ban to take effect Aug. 15, by Mike Monson
Jun 27, 2006: New Surgeon General's Report Focuses on the Effects of Secondhand Smoke
Jun 25, 2006: Gov. Blagojevich signs law expanding ability to ban smoking in public places
Jun 22, 2006: Urbana mayor favors new smoking ban deadline, by Mike Monson
Jun 22, 2006: Schweighart sends council list of ideas on smoking ban, by Mike Monson
Jun 6, 2006: Urbana council votes in favor of preliminary smoking ban, by Greg Kline
May 23, 2006: Urbana's smoking ban gets tentative approval, by Mike Monson
May 17, 2006: Champaign City Council OKs smoking ban, by Mike Monson

The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General

Secondhand smoke causes premature death and disease in children and in adults who do not smoke.
Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), acute respiratory infections, ear problems, and more severe asthma. Smoking by parents causes respiratory symptoms and slows lung growth in their children.
Exposure of adults to secondhand smoke has immediate adverse effects on the cardiovascular system and causes coronary heart disease and lung cancer.
The scientific evidence indicates that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke.
Many millions of Americans, both children and adults, are still exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes and workplaces despite substantial progress in tobacco control.
Eliminating smoking in indoor spaces fully protects nonsmokers from exposure to secondhand smoke. Separating smokers from nonsmokers, cleaning the air, and ventilating buildings cannot eliminate exposures of nonsmokers to secondhand smoke.

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Officers

President: Scott Hays <sphays@cu-smokefree.org>
Vice-President: Daniel Lewart <lewart@cu-smokefree.org>
Secretary: Cheri Manrique
Director of Education: Carol Hays
Membership Director: Yvette Scheven
Medical Advisors: Dr. Anne Robin and Dr. Robert Scully

Last modified Wed Apr 1, 2009 by DSL

ILLINOISIs NowSmoke Free!!!

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Smokefree Illinois

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Smoke Free Illinois Celebration

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The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General

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ILLINOIS
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