2 Yorkville Business Cited For Selling Tobacco To Minors: PD

YORKVILLE, IL — Seventeen businesses were assessed by Yorkville Police Department volunteers to see if they'd sell tobacco to a minor. Two of them failed to comply, officials said.

The two businesses that failed were TC's Liquor, at 1955 S. Bridge St., and Speedway, at 500 S. Bridge St. Volunteers were instructed to provide legitimate identification when asked and to truthfully represent their age during checks.

Police said both vendors were contacted by investigators, and the clerk who authorized the sale was cited for selling tobacco to a minor.

Fifteen other businesses complied with carding during the effort.

"Yorkville Police would like to thank our businesses for working to ensure the safety of our young citizens and working to improve efforts in the future," officials said in a news release.