Several Champaign bars 'not going back'

CHAMPAIGN – Several downtown Champaign bars will remain smoke-free regardless of whether the city council repeals the smoking ban for bars and clubs this week.

Carlos Nieto, who owns six downtown bars, and Jon "Cody" Sokolski, who co-owns Boltini Lounge, 211 N. Neil St., both say they will continue to ban smoking inside their bars.

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