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Illinois Attorney General
Tobacco Enforcement Bureau
500 South Second Street
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217-785-8541
Fax: 217-524-4701
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In 1998, the Office of the Illinois Attorney General reached a landmark settlement with tobacco companies. The office filed suit in response to serious concerns about the tobacco industry's marketing practices and public deception regarding the health risks that cigarettes pose to consumers.
The suit sought compensation for the millions of dollars the state pays in tobacco-related medical expenses each year. The Master Settlement Agreement resulting from the suit also provides for restrictions on the advertising and promotional activities of tobacco companies, specifically prohibiting the targeting of youth by banning the use of cartoons and other practices designed to attract underage consumers.
The original suit was filed in November 1996. Illinois was the 16th state to file. The state's share of this unprecedented settlement amounts to $9.1 billion.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul in April 2022 announced Illinois received more than $804 million from tobacco manufacturers as part of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In addition to receiving its annual MSA payment, more than $258 million, Illinois has also received more than $546 million tobacco manufacturers were recently required to release. The funding had previously been withheld from annual MSA payments to the state.
The Illinois Directory of Participating Manufacturers and the Directory of Compliant NPMs include brand styles that have been certified under the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act as well as brand families certified as being in compliance with the Tobacco Products Manufacturers' Escrow Enforcement Act of 2003. Adjustments to brand style information as requested by the Fire Marshal are documented in Illinois Directory Changes under the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act. Additions or deletions of a brand family will continue to be included in the ten day notices that are sent to Illinois licensed distributors.
The Illinois Directory of Participating Manufacturers and the Directory of Compliant NPMs are revised from time to time. Any questions regarding these Directories should be directed to the Office of Attorney General at 217-785-8541.