2 Oak Forest Businesses Fail Tobacco Checks

OAK FOREST, IL -- Two Oak Forest businesses failed a round of tobacco compliance checks held by the Oak Forest Police Department on Wednesday. The businesses, Circle K at 5600 W. 159th St. and 7-Eleven at 14717 Central Ave., could be fined anywhere from $200 to $500 for selling tobacco products to minors during the check, which police say is the third and final one associated with the city’s 2016-17 “Kids Can’t Buy Them Here” program.

In the check, underage persons worked with police in an undercover operation by going into 21 Oak Forest stores that sell tobacco and attempt to purchase a tobacco product with identification that shows they are under 18 years of age.

Identification was provided from the youth agents when requested at each of the businesses surveyed, according to the city.

The city commends the following 19 businesses for passing the check by not selling tobacco products to minors.

Shell Gas Station located at 6798 W. 159th St., Osco Drug, Dotty’s – Golf View Plaza, Marathon Gas Station, Mobile Gas Station, Foremost Liquors, Citgo Gas Station, Stop & Go, Dotty’s – Oak Forest Commons, Food 4 Less Fuel Station, BP Amoco, Food 4 Less, Swagat Foods, Walgreens, Shell Gas Station – Cicero Ave, Rose Liquors, Seven Eleven located at 4901 w. 167th St, Golo Food Mart and the Convenient Food Mart.