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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 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SEARCH TOP HEADLINES Friday, February 26, 2010 · Video: Medical malpractice fallout · McDonald's oatmeal test follows Starbucks' breakfast hit · Local home sales start 2010 with 29% rise · State Farm Insurance swings back into black in 2009 · Gov. Quinn stands firm on tax hike, despite Dem leaders · Midwest biz activity tops expectations in Feb. · In brief: General Growth | 300 E. Randolph | Indiana lease · 10 things to do this weekend  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Desiree Rogers leaving White House; lawyer sues, saying boss discriminated because he wasn't Greek: Taking Names · Entrepreneurs to duke it out at MIT forum; Beyond the Pedway visits NogginLabs; taglines critical to marketing, branding mix: Enterprise City · Are City Hall and teachers union going to war? Durbin pleads, colleague curses, unemployment benefits end: Greg Hinz · Winners & losers: NHL, NBC, Peta's Tiger ad spoof: Business of Sports   At 2:30 p.m. Dow Jones 10,343.33 +22.30 +0.22% NASDAQ 2,241.33 +7.11 +0.32% Crain's Index 87.95 +0.090 +0.102% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Crain's Blogs. Now You're Talking. Sure to pique your interest every business day, Crain's expert bloggers expound on government, small business, after-hours with Chicago's elite, golf and the business of sports. Click here to read what Greg Hinz, Shia Kapos, Ed Sherman and other Crain's reporters are saying today. And talk back, they'd love to hear from you. OTHER HEADLINES · Gov. Quinn: Taking away seniors' free rides won't pass http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2072058,quinn-seniors-free-rides-022610.article · Plan to seek use of U.S. contracts as a wage lever New York Times · Illinois teen unemployment rate up 67 percent Daily Herald Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Feb. 26 Get an insurance company's take on how the Illinois Supreme Court's recent medical malpractice ruling will affect claims, costs and doctors' rates. Read More · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: Manufacturing wages SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.