Council Approves Public Smoking Ban in Chicago
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From Times Wire Reports — The Chicago City Council approved a ban on smoking in nearly all public places but gave taverns and bars located inside restaurants until the middle of 2008 to comply.
The measure was approved 45-1 after months of debate and aggressive lobbying on both sides of the issue by groups such as the American Cancer Society and the Illinois Restaurant Assn.
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