so many cigar bars and restaurants in chicago are going smokeless Jan 1.
My partner doesn't like the smell afterwards if I smoke at home. Can anyone offer advice?

Around where I live (chicago suburbs) there are a couple of cigar shops and they are still able have smoking even though Illinois has now gone smoke free. so if you live anywhere near a place like that, I would go there.

I just read your post again and noticed that you are in chicago. Are you in the city or the suburbs? If you happen to live anywhere near Villa Park, there is a cigar shop called "8 to 8 cigars" that has a great selection and comfortable seating to hang out and smoke.

thanks, man

by the way, i live on lakeshore drive, in lakeview

Well, it's a bit of a drive for you to get to 8 to 8 although it's on st charles road, so you can probvably take the metra to within a few blocks. I did a little research on the web and it sounds like 8 to 8 is about the best place in the whole chicago area for in-house smoking. I'm lucky i only live five or ten minutes away i guess.