Lincoln police conduct compliance reviews

City announces tobacco compliance check results

[January 30, 2013]  Tobacco retailers in Lincoln were inspected for the second of three rounds of compliance checks to be conducted on all tobacco retailers within the community. A total of 15 tobacco retailers were inspected, and one was found to be in violation of the law by selling tobacco to a minor.

The compliance checks are performed to determine if local tobacco retailers are complying with state and local minimum-age tobacco laws that prohibit the sale of tobacco to individuals under the age of 18.

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 educates local tobacco retailers on minimum-age tobacco laws and the importance of verifying the age of customers before selling age-restrictive products such as tobacco.

The city thanks the retailers listed below for passing the tobacco compliance test:

• Discount Tobacco, 501 Woodlawn

• CVS, 532 Woodlawn

• Walgreens, 603 Woodlawn

• Ayerco, 705 Woodlawn

• Kroger, 1475 Woodlawn

• Wal-Mart, 825 Malerich Drive

• Thorntons Travel Plaza, 2897 Woodlawn

• 5th Street Food Mart, 1302 Fifth St.

• Casey's, 1100 Fifth St.

• Lincoln IGA, 713 Pulaski

• Apollo Mart, 725 Broadway

• Qik-n-EZ, 514 Keokuk

• Thorntons, 511 Keokuk

• Beck's, 1010 Heitman Drive

For additional information, call 217-732-2151.

[Text from file received from the Lincoln Police Department]