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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 Friday, June 5, 2009 · Bank of Lincolnwood to be shut by state · Jewel to close, replace store near Wrigley Field · UAL stock downgrade dings share price · CBOE, peers decry tax change · Exelon to push for new board at NRG meeting · Embattled meter operator buys Loop parking garage · Grainger buys joint venture for $1.2M · Gardner Denver shares slip on downgrade · In brief: Law firm moves | Grubb & Ellis promotions | Bedford Park · 10 things to do this weekend  · Obamas stretch French biz trip; Congress strike divides Jews: Taking Names blog · Obama Senate seat in play; cloud over lottery plan: Hinz blog · Winners: Aon, Harrison. Losers: Cubs, LeBron: Biz of Sports · Nine ideas for using social media; report looks at struggling auto parts suppliers: Enterprise City   As of 2:15 p.m. CDT Dow Jones 8,767.23 +16.99 +0.19% NASDAQ 1,845.23 -4.79 -0.26% Crain's Index 73.34 -0.210 -0.286% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT ACG CHICAGO'S "BEYOND GLOBAL TURMOIL" June 23rd Thomas Friedman, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Two Dozen C-level Executives on Global Growth Global Leaders Luncheon Keynote & ACG Chicago's All New INBOUND CAPITAL ROAD SHOW Register Today for Breakfast Only or Full Conference Click HERE for more information. OTHER HEADLINES · Unemployment hits 9.4%, but job losses slow New York Times · Wal-Mart pledges more diversity, advancement Chicago Sun-Times · GM to sell Saturn to Penske CNN Money · One dead, one hurt in shooting outside S. Side high school CBS2 Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES NEW: Small Business Blog One interactive designer doesn't think your biz needs a Facebook page. And he thinks a lot of "blogger outreach" is a waste of time. So, are social media sites worth using at all? Also: Hundreds of Midwest auto parts suppliers' fortunes are tied to the fate of GM, Chrysler and Ford. Friday's Wall Street Journal explores their fight for survival.Read More · Chicago Business Today - June 5 · Inside the Leather: Ed Sherman's golf blog · Chicago's fifty fastest-growing companies · Check, Please! on Borrowed Earth Café SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.