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Viewing on a PDA? Click here.   To view this email in a web browser click here. CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA WEEKLY JOB CHANGES TOP HEADLINES Monday, August 17, 2009 · Chicago Business Today: Recovery requirements · Northwestern Memorial seeks OK for $73M project · Downtown home sales jump compared with first quarter · Rezko's mansion sold for $2.8M · Allstate settles decade-long lawsuit · Recording studio facing the foreclosure music · United, Continental to collaborate this fall · Sears, Kmart launch Christmas Club card · BioSante jumps as its drug boosts efficacy of swine flu vaccine · SouthtownStar shrinks paper, production · Bids for Corus' assets due Sept. 3 · Moto 4Q smart phone launch 'on track': analyst  CRAIN'S BLOGS · MSNBC buys EveryBlock.com; let's not have a meeting: Enterprise City · Lots of news in race for county board prez: Greg Hinz · Beckham suspended for Fire game Wednesday: Biz of Sports · Stories hint at rivalries in White House; a rock tour dream comes true — sort of: Taking Names · You had Yang winning, right? Inside the Leather  Final Markets Dow Jones 9,135.34 -186.06 -2.00% NASDAQ 1,930.84 -54.68 -2.75% Crain's Index 75.15 -2.060 -2.668% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT New Job-Hunting Tool from Crain's Want to do a speed search of jobs offered by Chicago-area companies? Check out the new, electronic Job Seeker Edition of Crain's Book of Lists—with direct links to job listings for each company. Plus a direct link to Crain's stories about each employer. It's just $49. To sample and buy, go to www.ChicagoBusiness.com/jobseeker. OTHER HEADLINES · Reader's Digest filing for bankruptcy Crain's New York Business · Banks added 10,000 branches in boom Daily Herald · Patrick Kane apologizes for causing 'pain' in cab incident Chicago Sun-Times Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Aug. 17 Most economists say the recession recovery will be rocky. And a ChicagoBusiness.com survey shows readers feel the same way.Read More · Entrepreneurs in Action — Total Attorneys · Enterprise City — a small-business blog SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.