Chicago Alderman aims cooking-oil ban at major chains

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Chicago's most powerful alderman on Tuesday narrowed his war against artery-blocking cooking oils to a single front: fast-food giants and major restaurant chains.

On the eve of a City Council hearing on his headline-grabbing ordinance, Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th) signed off on a watered-down version that would limit trans fats only at establishments owned by companies with at least $20 million in annual gross sales.

For those of you who don't know.Ed Burke frequently had lunch with this man.Burke also ate lunch with this infamous Alderman.