DeKalb police cite 9 businesses for selling tobacco to minors

DeKALB - DeKalb police recently issued ordinance violations to nine businesses cited for selling tobacco to a minor.

It’s illegal in the State of Illinois to sell tobacco to those under 21, according to a 2019 law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker.

The City of DeKalb compliance checks were performed by DeKalb police to determine if local tobacco retailers are complying with local minimum-age tobacco laws, according to a news release.

The following business were issued ordinance violations: 7-11 at 930 N. Annie Glidden Rd., Casey’s General Store at 1001 N. Annie Glidden Rd., Quick Stop at 910 Pappas Drive, DeKalb Food Mart at 850 Pappas Drive, FasMart at 125 N. Annie Glidden Road, Huskies Discount Liquor at 1030 Arcadia Drive, Ash Petroleum at 2400 Sycamore Rd., Casey’s General Store at 2131 E. Lincoln Highway, and 7-11 at 2700 Crego Rd.

A total of 34 retailers were inspected during the first round of three rounds of compliance checks on all tobacco retailers in the community, according to a news release.

With the help from a grant awarded by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission’s “Kids Can’t Buy Em Here” Tobacco Enforcement Program, the City of DeKalb has been educating tobacco retailers on minimum-age tobacco laws and the importance of verifying the age of their customers while conducting compliance checks of area tobacco retailers.

Tobacco retailers were each given an information kit and spoken with by a police department employee.