Three towns' bans have gone up in smoke

So, if smoking bans are NOT harmful to business, then why did they postpone the bans? "Smokers were back puffing on their cigarettes in bars and restaurants Friday night after a trio of Southland towns responded to complaints from business owners and postponed smoking bans. "Oak Forest and Orland Park agreed during simultaneous meetings to lift their smoking bans until March 14, one day before the Cook County rule prohibiting smoking in nearly all public places begins. Tinley Park gave smokers a month reprieve, pushing back its smoking ban to Feb. 21." FULL STORY...