Crime & Safety

Two Oak Forest Businesses Caught Selling Tobacco to Minors

Which Oak Forest businesses stick to the rules when it comes to tobacco sales to minors?

Oak Forest police recently completed their first round of "Kids Can't Buy Them Here" tobacco compliance checks at 23 Oak Forest businesses. Police visited businesses Nov. 23—and two were cited for selling cigarettes to minors. 

A total of 22 locations were surveyed within the city limits of Oak Forest. Walgreens at 5525 W. 159th St and Aishas GoLo Food Mart located at 15100 S. Cicero Ave. were both ticketed for selling tobacco to minors. 

The following businesses took a proactive approach in identifying minors under the age of 18 by not selling tobacco products to them.

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Jewel Express, Osco Drug Store, Eddy’s Tobacco and Liquor, Marathon Gas Station, Shell Gas Station (159th St.), Convenient Food Mart, 7/11 (Central Ave.), Mobile Gas Station, Foremost Liquors, Phillips 66 Gas Station, Stop & Go, CVS Pharmacy, Food 4 Less Fuel Station, Food For Less, BP Amoco Gas Station, Swagat Foods, Citgo Gas Station, 7/11 (167th St.), Shell Gas Station (167th St.), Rose Liquors.

The purpose of the KCBTH program is to determine which businesses may be selling tobacco products to minors (persons under 18 years of age) within the city. Tobacco compliance surveys are funded through a grant from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Each retailer who is found in violation can be fined from $200 up to $500. The public is reminded that the charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. 

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