There’s a new parks smoking ban in Effingham, Ill. as the city’s Park Board gave its approval to prohibit tobacco use during its meeting on Wednesday. The ban goes into effect immediately and applies to the use of all tobacco products within 50 feet of any playground, sports field, tennis court, skate park, pavilion or any other park district facility, according to TheXRadio.com. Fines for violators have not been publicized. Effingham has population of nearly 13,000 residents and is located in central Illinois, approximately 200 miles southwest of Chicago.
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