(Alton IL)  —  Local housing authorities in Alton have a difficult deadline to meet with ensuring their buildings and surrounding areas are smoke-free.  The executive director of the Alton Housing Authority tells “The Telegraph” it will be a challenge to enforce the law in the next 20 months.  The law prohibits lit tobacco products in units, common areas, administrative offices and all areas within 25 feet of those buildings.  Housing authorities can extend their smoking ban throughout their grounds.