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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 Thursday, August 20, 2009 · Chicago Business Today: Entrepreneurs under siege · State jobless rate rises to 10.4% · Mortgage delinquencies, foreclosures jump in Ill., U.S. · Sears posts surprise loss · Feds charge dozens in massive drug cartel · FlatTop, Stir Crazy blend to create new restaurant group · Oprah sues for 'false' endorsements; hurricane aid recipients charged in fraud · Biden in Chicago, debuts $1.2B plan to digitize health records · West Town project faces foreclosure · Hawks' Kane pleads innocent in cabbie attack · In brief: Whole Foods | Buffalo Wild Wings | Homeland Security · 10 things to do this weekend  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Brady replaces McKenna in Ill. GOP shake-up: Greg Hinz · Solheim Cup players bask in golf Shangri-La; Annika speaks out: Inside the Leather · Inside City Hall's red-tape jungle; simplicity key to marketing in complex times: Enterprise City · CSO's Muti will also direct Rome opera house: Taking Names · The latest job changes and appointments: People on the Move  Final Markets Dow Jones 9,350.05 +70.89 +0.76% NASDAQ 1,989.22 +19.98 +1.01% Crain's Index 77.07 +0.620 +0.811% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT New Ad Age Webcast: Blogging, Buzz and Tweets: An Ad Exec's Guide To Protecting Your Company and Clients When Using Social Media. What every CMO, CFO, Lawyer, AE, HR and digital agency exec should know. August 25. Register now. http://adage.com/bloggingbuzzandtweets OTHER HEADLINES · Stroger names new Cook County financial chief Chicago Sun-Times · Surprise increase in U.S. jobless claims New York Times · American expands in-flight Internet access Daily Herald · Iowa is the only U.S. state that prefers Bing CBS2 Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Enterprise City — a small-business blog The best marketing approach in a complex world: Simplicity. Plus, measuring the Wal-Mart effect on health reform.Read More · Entrepreneurs in Action — Total Attorneys · Chicago Business Today — Aug. 20 · Video: Crain's interview with Camilo Villegas SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.