DiCola's Seafood, in the Beverly neighborhood on the Far SouthSide, specializes in fresh fish any way you want it.
And that's the lure. Buy fish, priced by the pound, to takehome and cook. Or have it prepared right on the premises. Just picka number as you enter and point to your pleasure in the 60-foot-longdisplay case when you're called. Wait and watch as your order isturned out. Then sit in your car and enjoy your purchase."We fillet fish, fry it, poach it, grill it, …
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HANOVER, New Hampshire — With fewer than 100 days until voting begins, Republican White House hopefuls are headed to Mitt Romney's backyard to challenge him in a debate on his central issue, the economy. The former Massachusetts governor is sitting on a pile of cash, so if his challengers don't stop him, he may very well run away with the nomination. By Philip Elliott.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's jobs bill, facing a critical test in the Senate, appears likely to fail because Republicans oppose its spending components and its tax surcharge on millionaires. Obama has been waging a campaign-style effort …
The Thai government said Monday it would accept a cease-fire offer from a "Red Shirt" protest leader if their fighters end raging street battles and return to their main camp in central Bangkok, as the death toll from five days of violence rose to 37.
The offer was made by Red Shirt leader Nattawut Saikuwa, who called the government's chief negotiator, Korbsak Sabhavasu, on his cell phone, Korbsak said. It was the first direct talks between the two sides since the fighting started Thursday, but Korbsak said it was unlikely to achieve much as the two sides still remained far apart.
Nattawut's response was not immediately known. Calls to his phone went …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A judge ruled that offering driver's licenseexams in a dozen languages is not in violation of a 1990 amendment tothe state constitution, which declares English the official languageof Alabama.
Circuit Judge William Shashy said the amendment "makes EnglishAlabama's official language - not its only language."
His ruling Thursday came in a suit filed against the state by anonprofit group called "ProEnglish," which says the test should onlybe administered in English. The group argued that …
Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31st) told reporters Sunday that hearings on "racial redlining" in the healthcare industry would be held on the city and state level this week.
The Chicago City Council has scheduled a hearing at 9 a.m., and Flowers will attend a similar hearing in Springfield Tuesday.
Flowers is pushing for legislation that would monitor reporting on capital investment, equipment and patient demographics as well as evaluate public health spending.
"This pending legislation, House Bill 2545, would explicitly prohibit unequal service in the minority community," she said.
Flowers, Phillip O'Bannon, president of the South Side NAACP; Byron Hobbs, president …
A judge will likely grant Madonna and Guy Ritchie an initial divorce decree on Friday, according to the schedule for London's High Court.
The court lists "Ciccone M L v Ritchie G S" as one of 17 cases for "matrimonial and civil partnership causes for pronouncement of decree." That means a judge is to grant the couple a preliminary divorce decree, or decree nisi.
After six weeks and a day, the couple will probably be granted a decree absolute and the divorce will become final.
It is unusual for the couple to attend court in such cases.
British media reported Thursday that the celebrity pair had reached a settlement which …
Frances E. McCuddy, 80, owner of the McCuddy Tavern nearComiskey Park, died Friday in Mercy Hospital and Medical Center.
Miss McCuddy operated the tavern at 253 W. 35th St. for manyyears. It …
