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CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA WEEKLY JOB CHANGES TOP HEADLINES Wednesday, May 27, 2009 · Busted boxes latest snafu in parking pain · Chicago-area home sales fall 22% in April · McD's aims to become drinks destination · Statehouse Republicans call on Burris to resign · Wirtz family gives NMH $20M for cancer research · Michael Jordan helps sell Chicago's Olympics dream · CME rival ELX set to launch, but bad blood could mar debut · Career Ed a candidate to go private, analyst says · Discover chief: Slow loan growth ahead · Controversial fund to auction former Dominick's site · Marovitz/Cataldo project hit with foreclosure suit · Chicken sandwich chain plans Chicago-area debut  · Fog tops Springfield agenda, Madigans reunite on public records law: Hinz blog · NEW! Small biz blog: Grabbing your slice of stimulus pie, and retail value of 'green': Enterprise City · 24-hour boot camp on meeting women: Taking Names blog · McDonough takes nothing for granted with Hawks: Biz of Sports blog  Final Markets Dow Jones 8,300.02 -173.47 -2.05% NASDAQ 1,731.08 -19.35 -1.11% Crain's Index 68.54 -1.680 -2.392% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Listen to Executives. Learn from Experts. Lead the Way. For the first time, C-level executives and academic experts are joining to chart core growth and profitability strategies based on the surging multicultural markets. Will you have a seat at a table? Register Today for the "Into the Core", June 25-26, at DePaul University & Chicago Hilton. OTHER HEADLINES · Danny Davis: 'I thank God every day' I didn't take Senate seat Daily Herald · Obama says stimulus beginning to work New York Times · At $63, oil at highest level in nearly 7 months MarketWatch · G.M. nears bankruptcy as debt exchange fails New York Times Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today - May 27 The latest installment in our Road to Recovery series: Technology. Plus: Local home sales improve. Delinquent commercial real estate loans surge. Chick-Fil-A to open its first Chicago-area store. Read More · Check, Please! on Borrowed Earth Café · Road to Recovery: Technology · Entrepreneurs In Action — Groupon · VIDEOS: Women to Watch 2009 SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.