"Groups trying to discourage smoking also backed the measure. By some
estimates, the extra $1 for a pack of cigarettes would persuade 60,000
people to quit smoking and keep 80,000 children from taking up the
habit."
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ME: Sounds more like persuading 60k smokers to buy their cigs outside of IL and in MO or Indiana (or even KY) instead. Cigs in Wisconsin aint as cheap as Indiana's/MO's prices.
Be prepared to pay 11 bucks for a pack in Chicago pretty soon! That price in itself is enough to convince me to go somewhere else!