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Jump to full article: Daily Southtown (Tinley Park, IL), 2006-01-25
Author: Charles B. Pelkie Special to the Daily Southtown
Intro: A bid to ban cigarette smoking in Joliet's public places went up in smoke after bar and casino owners voiced opposition.
Councilman Tim Brophy, who began fanning the flames for a Joliet smoking ban after Chicago passed an ordinance in December, snuffed out the proposal earlier this week.
More than 120 people, the majority opposed to additional smoking restrictions, crowded a Monday council committee meeting.
After listening to tavern owners and casino executives forecast business losses, Brophy declined to propose a draft ordinance for the council.
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