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Illinois smoking ban faces tough challenge  

Illinois' fledgling smoking ban faced a court challenge Tuesday that could result in it being voided.

Karla Carrington, who works behind the bar at a Spring Valley, Ill., tavern, was cited for allegedly allowing a patron to light up but contends that she shouldn't have been charged and that the law is unenforceable.

Specifically at issue is language in the Smoke-Free Illinois Act that seems to limit penalties only to the smokers and not bar or restaurant employees.

But Carrington's lawyer, Dan O'Day, told the Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star that the Illinois Legislature passed a flawed statute that should be thrown out entirely.

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