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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 Monday, June 1, 2009 · Local creditors line up in GM bankruptcy · Playboy names new CEO · Kellogg dean Jain steps down · ComEd wants to test smart meters · Clothing retailer closes North Bridge stores · CME clearing venture gets big backers, big foes · Northwestern Memorial plans new parking garage · Lawmakers start budget work anew · Deere names company veteran new CEO · Foreclosure suit hits Edgewater condo conversion · Lenders want more properties out of General Growth case · Dow closes up 221 on global outlook  · Dems fail to do their job in Springfield: Greg Hinz blog · NEW! Small biz blog: What are workers posting about your biz? Plus: convention dropoff hits small, mid-sized biz: Enterprise City · Larry King hits private party, Bill Wrigley selling mansion: Taking Names blog · Sox light up the highways: Biz of Sports blog · Monday's Birdies and bogeys: Inside the Leather  Final Markets Dow Jones 8,721.44 +221.11 +2.60% NASDAQ 1,828.68 +54.35 +3.06% Crain's Index 72.66 +2.570 +3.667% » 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 · Exelon bid for NRG Energy goes to trial Daily Herald · Roosevelt University to open new pharmacy school ABC7 · Dow dumps Citi, GM for Travelers, Cisco Crain's New York Business Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago's fifty fastest-growing companies These companies have seen explosive growth. And while that's every entrepreneur's dream, it can be a steep climb if you're not prepared. We talked to execs at three of the companies who learned how to dodge the growing pains.Read More · Chicago Business Today - June 1 · Inside the Leather: Monday's birdies and bogeys · Check, Please! on Borrowed Earth Café · Entrepreneurs In Action — Groupon SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.