Legal Smoking Age in Chicago is 21 Beginning Friday

Chicago, IL - The legal smoking age in the city of Chicago will raise from 18 to 21 beginning on Friday, July 1.

The City Council enacted an ordinance earlier this year making the change official.

“Thanks to our ongoing efforts to shield our children from the harms of tobacco products, youth smoking in Chicago is on the decline, helping people to lead healthier lives and live longer” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “We have consistently fought to protect our youth from being targeted by Big Tobacco so they can become Chicago’s first tobacco-free generation.”