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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 Monday, November 23, 2009 · Video: McPier meltdown · Oprah diva-dends to dwindle as city's last superstar heads for exit · Chicago-area home sales soar in October · McD's gives some logos eco-friendly makeover · Stroger slaps down sales tax rollback, but new law gives override effort new life · Broker wrong to cover client flights, meals, 'gentleman's club' visits, regulators say · Motorola sued over voicemail feature · Downtown apartments slip as glut looms · Landlord creative in West Loop renewal · Deere leaps on upgrade · Aon to change ticker to AON  CRAIN'S BLOGS · New Cubs marketing head will have major impact at Wrigley: Biz of Sports · Firms brace for health care hit; Potbelly bellies up to franchising bar: Enterprise City · How to fix Chicago's crumbling convention biz; Senate hopeful Jackson calls for Afghan pullout: Greg Hinz · Oprah pal Chef Art gets a TV show, too; sponsors do heavy lifting for Thanksgiving parade; wine creates fundraiser buzz: Taking Names   Final Markets Dow Jones 10,450.95 +132.79 +1.29% NASDAQ 2,176.01 +29.97 +1.40% Crain's Index 83.63 +0.890 +1.076% » 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 · Dow spikes to 13-month high CNN/Money · Westmont man pleads not guilty in ESPN taping Daily Herald · Cadbury rises on reports Kraft may raise bid Daily Herald · Robbers use concrete slab to break into Wicker Park boutique Chicago Sun-Times Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Society — Casa Central Alex Perez of NBC5 greeted guests at the social services agency's awards dinner on Thursday. See the photos.Read More · Chicago Business Today — Nov. 23 · 40 Under 40 — the party · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · 40 Under 40 for 2009 SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.