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Committee weighs capping standalone tobacco smoke shops at five; enforcement questions and moratorium extension discussed

Kankakee City License and Franchise Committee · November 7, 2025
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Summary

Committee members discussed capping standalone tobacco smoke shops at five and reducing the current total of nine by attrition, while excluding convenience stores and gas stations that sell tobacco as a secondary product.

At the License and Franchise Committee meeting, members discussed a proposed cap of five standalone tobacco smoke shops in the city and options for enforcing it.

"What we're looking at doing, I think the consensus of the committee, my understanding is we're looking at capping at 5, standalone tobacco smoke shops," the chair said during discussion. City staff, citing Director King, reported the city currently has nine standalone smoke…

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