SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. The Illinois Tobacco Quitline has added weekend hours for the first time and expanded its daily hours of operation until 11 p.m. to provide more opportunities for Illinoisans trying to quit smoking, Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, announced today. The expanded hours for the Quitline, which is operated by the American Lung Association, were made possible by an increase in Tobacco Settlement funding from the General Assembly from $1 million last fiscal year to $2 million in fiscal year 2011.
