Villa Grove mayor opts to fight fire with fire

VILLA GROVE – Mayor Ron Hunt has been smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for 60 years, and he says he hates the new law prohibiting smoking in public places.

That's why Hunt is calling on the Villa Grove City Council to pass a similar ordinance.

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