Springfield Alderman Sam Cahnman will make another attempt soon… perhaps as early as next week… to pass a ban on indoor tanning in Springfield by anyone under the age of 18. His effort has gotten a boost from the Sangamon County Medical Society, which endorses the ordinance sponsored by Cahnman and Alderman Steve Dove.
Dermatologists and other medical experts agree that indoor tanning poses a serious health risk to teenagers, dramatically increasing their chance of getting skin cancer. And they say indoor tanning should be treated the same as cigarettes, alcohol and other harmful substances which are kept strictly off limits from minors.
