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Reduce Smoking
chicagotribune.com 1 week, 6 days agoCigarette smoking results in more than 16,000 Illinois deaths per year, and more than 2,000 deaths due to exposure to secondhand smoke. As the Illinois House of Representatives considers its decision on a $1-per-pack cigarette-tax increase, now is the time to take advantage of this public-health opportunity to reduce smoking-related death and illness in Illinois while raising $700 million to assist with Medicaid. Illinois' cigarette tax currently ranks 32nd among all states. Increasing the tax...
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Detention Facilities
chicagotribune.com 4 days, 20 hours agoAs Lake County sheriff, I support Senate Bill 1064, which would ensure any individual detained by the government is held in a facility that is public and directly accountable to the people.


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