Pirok asks look at nonsmoking section in bars

CHAMPAIGN – A Champaign City Council member thinks maybe it's time that bars and restaurants are treated the same when it comes to smoking.

Council member Ken Pirok sent an e-mail to fellow council members last week suggesting that bars should be treated the same as restaurants, which are required to be nonsmoking but are allowed to have a smoking section.

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