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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, November 18, 2009 · Video: Convention crisis · Ald. Reilly spurns new East Loop TIF · Elderly widow wins $1.2M against William Blair · Ritchie Capital sues to recover Petters firm loans · Kraft rivals mulling bid for Cadbury · 2 Trump hotel unit owners face foreclosure · University expands in downtown extension · Bank moves HQ in Schaumburg · Agrium making last-ditch takeover plea to shareholders of CF Industries · Former Sussex owners sue bank over sale of brokerage  CRAIN'S BLOGS · City, state finances clobbered in new reports; Dillard walks narrow middle in GOP gov race: Greg Hinz · SurePayroll's Alter on the way forward; Geithner urges banks to amp up small-biz lending, and more: Enterprise City · Dungy: Bears are an in-between team, need to build around Cutler: Biz of Sports · Virtual unknown from Chicago takes Broadway by storm: Taking Names   Final Markets Dow Jones 10,426.31 -11.11 -0.11% NASDAQ 2,193.14 -10.64 -0.48% Crain's Index 84.61 -0.150 -0.177% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Celebrate This Holiday Season with Christmas Seals® Support the American Lung Association's Christmas Seals® and continue the fight against lung cancer, childhood asthma, secondhand smoke, air pollution and influenza. Visit ChristmasSeals.org OTHER HEADLINES · Ex-Gov. George Ryan wants his pension Chicago Sun-Times · Jobless benefits set to expire unless Congress acts New York Times · Home construction at lowest point in 6 months CNN Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Nov. 18 Chicago loses its second big convention in a week to a competing city. What are city officials doing to keep shows coming to McCormick Place?Read More · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Swine flu vs. the recession · Entrepreneurs in Action — Fay Financial · 40 Under 40 for 2009 SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.