CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA WEEKLY JOB CHANGES TOP HEADLINES Monday, January 12, 2009 · Senate expects to seat Burris later this week · Abbott strikes $2.8-billion deal for eye-care specialist · TIF sought to develop Olympic Village · Resurrection settles suit with uninsured patients · First Industrial Realty names new CEO · Dow closes down 125 points · Navigant buys Boston-based consulting firm · Navistar unit lands $231M contract · Merisant gets $20M in DIP financing · Lincolnwood's Purple Hotel back on the market · Construction starts to plunge 39% in 2009 · Boeing to face tough battle in '09: analysts  · Dems, GOP each dealing with party battles: Greg Hinz blog · First impressions on the new North-Jiggetts show: Biz of Sports blog  Final Markets Dow Jones 8,474.05 -125.13 -1.46% NASDAQ 1,538.79 -32.80 -2.09% Crain's Index 66.29 -1.52 -2.24 » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Crain's Blogs. Now You're Talking. Introducing three blogs sure to peak your interest each business day: government and business, after-hours with Chicago's elite, and the business of sports.Click here to read what Greg Hinz, Shia Kapos and Ed Sherman are saying today. And talk back, we'd love to hear from you. OTHER HEADLINES · Taxpayers to pay for Republic Doors failure Sun-Times · NYC judge allows Madoff to remain free Crain's New York · At Obama's urging, Bush to seek rest of bailout funds New York Times Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today - Jan. 12 Abbott Labs buys eye-care company in multi-billion dollar deal. University of Chicago Medical Center plans layoffs. Gas prices jump - again. Plus: We sit down with Mike North to talk about the next step in his career. Read More · Fast Fifty: Chicago's fastest growing companies · Check, Please! visits Socca · STORIES: Crain's top news of 2008 · VIDEO: Crain's best of 2008 SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies Executives » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.