Urbana residents favor smoking ban; bar owners have concerns

URBANA – Dozens of people strongly urged Urbana aldermen on Thursday to ban smoking in public places.

A two-hour public forum Thursday on whether the city council should enact smoke-free legislation drew about 80 people, the vast majority of whom backed a ban.

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