Naperville, IL – The Naperville Police Department conducted a round of tobacco/alternative nicotine product compliance checks on March 15 and 16, 2023. The compliance checks were performed at 76 Naperville businesses to determine if local retailers are complying with the minimum-age tobacco laws that prohibit the sale of tobacco/alternative nicotine products to persons under the age of 21.

The following (12) establishments failed to successfully pass the compliance check, resulting in City Ordinance citations for selling tobacco/alternative nicotine products to a person under the age of 21 years old:

Dr Lungzzz, 2728 W 75^th St. #114

Food Plus, 351 E Bailey Rd

Mobil (Casey’s), 20 E Ogden Av

Mobil, 1280 W Ogden Av

SHO Mart, 1303 Plainfield-Naperville Rd

Smoke O Vapor, 686 S Route 59

Smoke XL, 1003A W Ogden Av

Smokes N Vapes, 760 N Route 59 #108

Smokers Choice, 803 E Ogden Av

Smoky Brothers, 2811 Patriots Ln #105

Speedway, 631 N Route 59

U Smoke, 931 E Ogden Av

With help from a grant awarded by the Illinois Department of Human Services Tobacco Enforcement Program, the Naperville Police Department educates local tobacco/alternative nicotine product retailers on minimum-age tobacco/nicotine product laws and the importance of verifying the age of customers before selling age-restrictive products. The retailers are given a retailer education packet and notified that compliance checks will occur in the near future.