Chicago aldermen voted 45-4 to ban the use of e-cigarettes in most public places and require they be sold from behind the counter, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the city could not afford to wait on the federal government to formulate an approach to e-cigarettes, the newspaper reported.
A growing number of states, municipalities and educational institutions are acting to make e-cigarettes, which create a vapour usually containing nicotine, subject to restrictions governing use and sale of tobacco products. The Food and Drug Administration last year submitted a proposal to expand its authority over tobacco products and their derivatives to the Office of Management and Budget.