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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 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 · Video: Rallying for Wal-Mart · Alexi Giannoulias predicts family's Broadway Bank will fail · University of Chicago hospital policy boosts profits as it trims ER traffic · MB Financial becomes Bike the Drive's big wheel · Chicago a bargain as corporate HQ: study · Lawsuit says Groupon issues illegal coupons · Out-of-work Illinoisans won't see blip in benefits · Macy's trims gift-wrapping services · Walgreen's same-store sales rise just less than expected in February · Bucktown's tallest building faces foreclosure · Block 37 receiver in talks with Muvico · McLean ordered to sell home, pay $6.1 million   CRAIN'S BLOGS · Is Giannoulias turning corner on his family bank woes? Illinois pension plan that actually works; Gery Chico moves to City Colleges board: Greg Hinz · Job cuts slowing at U.S. small businesses; one-day merchandising makeovers: Enterprise City · PGA Tour files reveal problems dealing with Daly; Rutgers in Big Ten? Biz of Sports · Boards somewhat bare in female exec study: Taking Names   Final Markets Dow Jones 10,396.76 -9.22 -0.09% NASDAQ 2,280.68 -0.11 -0.00% Crain's Index 89.94 -0.010 -0.011% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Join us at the 2010 ATHENA Leadership Summit April 5-6 as we honour Doris Christopher, Pampered Chef; Dr. Mulu Muleta, Women and Health Alliance International, Jessica Faye Carter, Nette Media & Carolyn Kepcher, Work Her Way! Register at http://www.athenainternational.org OTHER HEADLINES · Ousted security boss: O'Hare is 'least secure airport' in country Chicago Sun-Times · U.S. companies cut 20,000 jobs in February Daily Herald · 2 workers hurt in downtown gas explosion CBS 2 · Starbucks snared by gun-law brouhaha MarketWatch Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — March 3 A coalition of Chicago pastors wants a new Wal-Mart on the South Side. Can they persuade the City Council to join them against Big Labor?Read More · EIA: Start-up support on the rise? · Enterprise City — a small-business blog SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.