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Council adopts six-month moratorium on new smoke shops while license committee studies cap
3853564 · June 17, 2025
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The city enacted a six-month moratorium on new smoke shops to give the License and Franchise Committee time to study whether to cap the number and how to regulate standalone smoke shops.
Kankakee City Council voted Monday to enact a six-month moratorium on new smoke shops while the License and Franchise Committee and other city committees consider how to limit or regulate the businesses.
Council members said the moratorium gives committees time to study whether to set a cap and how to define a smoke shop. The ordinance applies to…
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