Do Darien Vape Shops Need City Approval?

DARIEN, IL – Vape shops require no special approval in Darien, but a local alderwoman says at least one constituent is wondering why.

At Monday's City Council meeting, Ward 5 Alderwoman Mary Sullivan said a resident in her ward asked her why a new vape shop in Brookhaven Plaza was opened without going before the city.

"He was questioning the legitimacy of it," she said.

Sullivan said the resident sent materials about potentially changing the city code to prohibit vape establishments. She said she passed along the documents in question to city staff.

Neither she nor other aldermen expressed a view one way or the other.

Three years ago, a City Council majority approved an ordinance allowing marijuana stores. The city has yet to get such a shop.