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Resident tells council Rocky's sold vapes to underage students; asks for stiffer fines
Summary
Nicole Malik told the DeKalb City Council that Rocky’s convenience store repeatedly sold vaping products to underage students and urged the council to increase fines. The police chief offered to meet with her the next day; no formal enforcement action was taken at the meeting.
DeKALB, Ill. — Nicole Malik told the DeKalb City Council on Aug. 25 that Rocky’s convenience store repeatedly sold vaping products to underage students and urged city leaders to raise fines for retailers and cashiers. Malik said the Indian Creek school district found five vapes after school started, three of which she said were sold to students by Rocky’s, and that she reviewed police reports and a credit‑card receipt tied to one sale.
“How is this board going to hold these locations liable?” Malik asked. “A thousand…
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