The Smoke-Free Movement

Musings on Smoking Bans - Daily Herald

Ban Dead, Debate Lives On - Kane County Chronicle

Bar Visit Prompts Allegation, Denail - Champaign News-Gazette

Smokefree Alliance Endorses Four - Champaign News-Gazette

County Still Looking at Smoking Ban - Robinson Daily News

Posted by Smoke-Free Illinois at 8:13 AM | Permalink | Comments   

SB 500, Senator Cullerton's Smoke-Free Illinois Act has been assigned to the Senate Executive Committee.

Here is a list of Senators on the Committee and their phone numbers. Please contact the each of the members of the committee and let them know that protecting the health of all Illinois citizens and workers should be their number one priority! Let us know how your calls went by leaving a comment on this post.


Senator Name Phone Number
James DeLeo 217-782-1035
Rickey Hendon 217-782-6252
Iris Martinez* 217-782-8191
Dale Righter 217-782-6674
Ira Silverstein 217-782-5500
Brad Burzynski 217-782-1977
James Clayborne 217-782-5399
Todd Sieben* 217-782-0180
Debbie Halvorson 217-782-7419
Chris Radogno* 217-782-9407
Louis Viverito* 217-782-0054

* Co-sponsor

Posted by Smoke-Free Illinois at 7:26 AM | Permalink | Comments   

Not to be outdone by HB 246 leaving committee, yesterday, the Cook County Board was unable to secure a majority vote that would have rolled back the County's smoke-free law to July 2008. The final tally was 8-8 with Commissioner Moreno absent for the vote. With yesterday's vote, the start date of Cook County's Smoke-Free Ordinance will remain this March.

We wish to thank all of you that took time to call Commissioners Sims, Moreno, and Collins. The number of responses we recieved were truely outstanding and your actions obviously didn't go unnoticed, as Sims and Collins both voted to keep the smoke-free ordinance as is.

Here is a link to the Tribune's story on the vote as well as the complete roll call:

Please take a few more minutes out of your day to call up the commissioners and either thank them for their support or voice your dissappointment with their decision.


YES (to roll back the effective date of the orinance)
Beavers (312) 603-6398
Claypool (312) 603-6380
Gorman (312)603-4215
Goslin (312)603-4932
Murphy (312)603-4216
Peraica (312) 603-6384
Schneider (312) 603-6388
Silvestri (312)603-4393

NO (to keep the ordinance as is)
Butler (312)603 6391
Daley (312)603-4400
Collins (312) 603-4566
Madonago (312)603-6386
Quigley (312) 603-4210
Sims (312) 603 6381
Steele (773) 722-0140
Suffredin (312)603-6383

ABSENT
Moreno (312)603-5443

Posted by Smoke-Free Illinois at 9:29 AM | Permalink | Comments   

Good news from Springfield. Yesterday the House Environmental Health Committee approved HB 246, with a 8-0 vote. The comprehensive statewide smoke-free law, sponsored by Karen Yarbrough (D-Maywood), will now go to the full House for consideration. Here is a link to the story.

Posted by Smoke-Free Illinois at 9:18 AM | Permalink | Comments