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But the more we can get the word out about what they are doing to us and private businesses, it will help to make people more aware of what is going on.

Champaign-Urbana, Il just enacted a smoking ban to start in August. Surrounding communities said smokers are welcome.

They interviewed the coordinator of the smoke free alliance and he said there was no or very little impact on businesses from smoking bans. I guess we'll find out this fall.

[SheLion]

Champaign-Urbana, Il just enacted a smoking ban to start in August. Surrounding communities said smokers are welcome.

They interviewed the coordinator of the smoke free alliance and he said there was no or very little impact on businesses from smoking bans. I guess we'll find out this fall.

I posted this article this morning about all of Illinois not going smoke free.  I commend them!  Let the owners decide!

Illinois: Smokers welcome, cities say

City and village leaders in Gibson City, Gifford, Mahomet, Monticello, Paxton, Philo, Rantoul, Savoy, St. Joseph, Tolono and Villa Grove all say they have no plans to follow Champaign's lead in passing a comprehensive smoking ban, which will be effective Aug. 1 if Urbana approves a similar ordinance in the next several weeks.

Meanwhile, business owners in the surrounding communities say Champaign-Urbana smokers will be welcome there. They anticipate increased sales from C-U smokers looking for a place to puff.

As for smoking bans not hurting businesses, this just isn't so.  Thousands of restaurants and bars across the country have closed when they were forced to go smoke free.

THE REAL FACTS OF THE SMOKING BANS IMPACT ON BUSINESS'S
The Facts

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They interviewed the coordinator of the smoke free alliance and he said there was no or very little impact on businesses from smoking bans.

I take it he doesn't consider tyranny at municipal gunpoint an "impact".