C-U Smokefree Alliance

PLEASE contact your Champaign City Council members NOW and express your support for smokefree places! Include your full name and mailing address.

[Kathy Ennen] Kathy Ennen
Council Member—At Large
2711 Sangamon Dr.
Champaign, IL 61821

Term Expires 2007

H: 217/351-6164
E: kathyennen@ci.champaign.il.us

But getting approval of a ban in Champaign still appears to be a difficult task. Since the September vote, Ennen has gone from supporting a comprehensive ban to leaning against voting for one.

Ennen, who is a nurse and frequently mentions that fact during council debate, said she is listening to her constituents and is leaning against voting for the ordinance.

"At this point, the calls against it (a ban) are running about dead even with the calls to support it," she said. "I've had many more phone calls and personal contacts from people opposed to it . businessmen and -women who've put in their money to make their businesses go."

But Ennen said she won't make a final decision until she hears all the debate Tuesday.
[Ken Pirok] Ken Pirok
Council Member—District 5
2203 Southmoor Drive
Champaign, IL 61821

Term Expires 2009

H: 217/398-4258
O: 217/398-4258
E: kenpirok@ci.champaign.il.us

Another key vote is Pirok, whose preference is to ban smoking in restaurants but allow it in bars.

"I intend to vote for a smoking ban in some form or another on Tuesday," he said. "Exactly which one it will be is still up in the air. It will depend on what's most likely to pass and what we can agree on."
[Marci Dodds] Marci Dodds
Council Member—District 4
1005 W. University Avenue
Champaign, IL 61821

Term Expires 2007

H: 217/351-4765
O: 217/351-4765
E: marcidodds@ci.champaign.il.us

Dodds, whose husband is part-owner of the Boltini Lounge in downtown Champaign, said she could support a comprehensive ban, but that she wants clubs like the VFW, American Legion and Champaign Country Club to be exempted.

That is the second major exemption Dodds has pushed. At her request, Rosales exempted outdoor patio areas from the smoking ban.

May 2, 2006: Normal, IL goes smokefree!

May 8, 2006: Bloomington, IL goes smokefree!

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To have the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, adopt smokefree ordinances for all workplaces and public places, including restaurants and bars.

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C-U Smokefree Releases Study of Champaign-Urbana Restaurant and Bar Owners and Managers

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Participate in our Smoking-Permitted Restaurant Observation project. Print the Restaurant Observation form and take it with you the next time you must dine at a restaurant that allows smoking. Follow the instructions on the form when the form is completed.

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  1. American Cancer Society, Illinois Division
  2. American Heart Association, Greater Midwest Affiliate
  3. American Lung Association of Illinois-Iowa
  4. Carle Clinic Association
  5. Carle Foundation Hospital
  6. Center for Prevention Research & Development, UIUC
  7. Champaign County Board of Health
  8. Champaign County Tobacco Prevention Coalition
  9. Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
  10. Community Systems Investments International
  11. Courier Café
  12. Department of Community Health, UIUC
  13. Great Harvest Bread Co. (Champaign)
  14. Health Alliance
  15. Ignite Illinois
  16. Illini Health Coalition
  17. Illini Heartbeats
  18. Illinois Academy of Family Physicians
  19. Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems
  20. Illinois Coalition Against Tobacco
  21. Illinois Drug Education Alliance
  22. Illinois Public Health Association
  23. Joni Laurence
  24. La Casa Cultural Latina
  25. LaPayne Photography
  26. Lee County Health Department
  27. Matzner Clinic
  28. Mettler Center, LLC
  29. Milo's
  30. Ned Kelly's Steakhouse
  31. Parkland College Wellness Center
  32. Prairie Center Health Systems
  33. Sierra Club Prairie Group
  34. Silvercreek
  35. Strategic Collaboration Group, Inc.
  36. Stratum Med
  37. Strawberry Fields
  38. Village Dental Care

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