Article: Chicago Alderman Vows to Stop Snakehead Fish in Its Tracks.

By Sabrina L. Miller, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 31--The voracious, carnivorous and reportedly delicious snakehead fish isn't yet ambling around Chicago--yes, it can walk--and some members of the City Council want to make sure it never gets a foothold here.

Ald. Jesse Granato (1st) proved that the fish can be purchased easily at area pet stores by hauling a not-yet-ominous-looking little fish he named Chamuco--or "Satan" in Spanish--into the council chambers Tuesday.

On Wednesday, Granato plans to introduce an ordinance that would ban the sale of the Asian fish, which set off alarms around the country after ...

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