CHICAGO (KMOX/AP) -- Illinois lawmakers will consider legislation this fall that would outlaw flavored vaping products and ban electronic cigarette use in indoor public spaces.
State Rep. Deb Conroy (D-Villa Park) sponsored the bill, saying it's become a "national health crisis."
Federal health officials say more than 500 people have been diagnosed with vaping-related breathing illnesses, though the cause remains unknown. Eight deaths have been reported, including one each in Illinois and Missouri.
New York and Michigan have already approved bans of flavored e-cigarettes.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he supports a ban. Lawmakers' fall session starts at the end of October.
Conroy says the concern is particularly geared toward young people.