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Jump to full article: KMOV-TV (St. Louis, MO), 2009-10-19
Author: Cynthia Ellis - The Telegraph
Intro: WOOD RIVER - Health officials are cracking down on Madison County bar owners who continue to allow smokers to light up indoors despite a nearly 2-year-old statewide ban.
A Worden establishment was the first in the county to pay a fine for violating the Smoke Free Illinois Act. The law prohibits smoking at indoor public places, such as bars and restaurants.
The Madison County Health Department would not release the name of the bar that paid the fine. The Telegraph filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act last week and is awaiting a response as to which establishment paid the citation.
During a Health Department Committee meeting in September, Mary Cooper, the county's emergency health manager, confirmed a $250 fine was paid.
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