CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA WEEKLY JOB CHANGES TOP HEADLINES Thursday, February 12, 2009 · DLA to cut 80 lawyers, plus staff · Midway Games files Chapter 11 · Hefner to get $2M for leaving Playboy · Starbucks poised to launch 'soluble' coffee · Dow recovers, closes down 6 · Chicago Tribune trims newsroom staff · Obama to visit Caterpillar plant · Corus execs offered retention bonuses · Elmhurst Memorial Hospital to cut jobs · Developer goes solo in this downturn · In brief: Jones Lang | Inland, Ventas results | First Industrial · 10 Things to do this Weekend  · Chicago transit zapped in stimulus bill: Greg Hinz blog · A-Rod, SI's swimsuit edition: Biz of Sports · Blockshopper settles with Jones Day: Taking Names blog  Final Markets Dow Jones 7,932.76 -6.77 -0.09% NASDAQ 1,541.71 +11.21 +0.73% Crain's Index 62.61 +0.23 +0.36% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Crain's Blogs. Now You're Talking. Introducing three blogs sure to pique your interest each business day: government and business, after-hours with Chicago's elite, and the business of sports.Click here to read what Greg Hinz, Shia Kapos and Ed Sherman are saying today. And talk back, we'd love to hear from you. OTHER HEADLINES · Staples closing suburban distribution center ABC 7 · Chicago spent $300K on Christmas tree CBS 2 · Police search home in synagogue vandalism case Chicago Sun-Times Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today - Feb. 11 Dig out your quarters - rates increase for parking meters on Friday. Shoppers splurge in January. A weak housing market gets weaker. Zagat's new guide has Chicago's best restaurant deals. Read More · Can startups save the news? · Is your company one of Chicago's fastest 50? SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies Executives » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.