Urbana's smoking ban gets tentative approval

URBANA – Despite warnings that Champaign-Urbana bars will suffer economically, the Urbana City Council has followed the lead of its sister city in supporting a comprehensive smoking ban.

Council members, meeting as the committee of the whole, voted 6-1 in a voice vote Monday night to forward an ordinance prohibiting smoking in most public places, including bars and restaurants, to the June 5 city council meeting for a final vote.

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