I love the use of passive language. Vola, you're "in a restaurant". Not "you are in a gentleman’s restaurant. A restaurant that that gentleman, or lady, has chosen to allow, or not allow, as is his want, smoking." The rights of property owners, what ever they choose, is always a non issue with these people. I don't smoke, but this, zoning, the takings, land taxes.....it is all connected. You are either for the right of a property owner, or not. You can't give the government a little, because that sets precedent and they will take it all, as they have done.
These groups do not care who they stomp on. If there is smoking, they will work with the City Councils and the Mayor to have it diminished. They could care less how each business is hurt. All they know is there is going to be no smoking and the owner be damned.
NOW is the time for the business owner in Chicago to speak up. Not wait until it becomes a bill to be voted on by the lawmkers. They should get their foot in the door now, and tell them that they won't stand being told how to run their business. People think "Oh, it will never happen to me." Well, it does happen, and then it's usually to late.