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Chicago Restaurants Duck a Foie Gras Ban Chicago's foie gras ban is one year old, but in spite of the law, restaurants are still serving it. Some get around the ban by "giving it away for free" (with an $18 salad). It's among a series of laws in Chicago that seek to change behavior but are rarely enforced.

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Chicago Restaurants Duck a Foie Gras Ban

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Adriene Hill

Chicago Restaurants Duck a Foie Gras Ban

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Chicago's foie gras ban is one year old, but in spite of the law, restaurants are still serving it.

Some get around the ban by "giving it away for free" (with an $18 salad). Other restaurants don't have it on the menu, but will serve it if you ask (a local French chef calls them "duck-easies" — like speak-easies).

It's among a series of laws in Chicago that seek to change behavior but are rarely enforced.

Adriene Hill of Chicago Public Radio reports.