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CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA WEEKLY JOB CHANGES TOP HEADLINES Tuesday, March 17, 2009 · Guv. Quinn floats sales tax holiday in 'bold' budget plan · Caterpillar to cut 1,726 at 2 Illinois plants · Abbott CEO's compensation tops $25M · Resurrection Health Care cuts 125 jobs to pare losses · Sara Lee to put stock repurchases on hold · Dow closes up nearly 179 points · Boeing pulls tarp off stealthier fighter plane · CME gives foreign exchange second look · McDonald's opens virtual store in China · ADM in bidding war for ethanol company · Feds review $20B Boeing defense contract · Sears looks for new loan backers: report  · Daley's TIF honey pot needs lid: Greg Hinz blog · Obamas bring bit o'Chicago to Irish celebration: Taking Names blog · Sox sponsors; Webio adds Huebner: Biz of Sports blog  Final Markets Dow Jones 7,395.70 +178.73 +2.48% NASDAQ 1,462.11 +58.09 +4.14% Crain's Index 57.23 +2.43 +4.43% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Prestigious Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Dinner will induct new members and present the Lifetime Achievement award to Doris Christopher, Founder of The Pampered Chef, March 19 at Chicago Hilton and Towers. For tickets/info: 312-413-3278. CLICK HERE. OTHER HEADLINES · Group gets permit for Chicago Olympics protest ABC 7 · Vrdolyak removed from Ill. attorneys list Daily Herald · AIG paid 73 bonuses of $1M or more: NY AG Crain's New York Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Society - Anti-Defamation League More than 700 guests attended the Anti-Defamation League's annual Women of Achievement dinner last week. Marsha Serlin, with Gerald Sloan, was among five women honored for excellence in fields from business to fashion to philanthropy. See our photos. Read More · Chicago Business Today - March 17 · Homemade Pizza Co.: Grabbing a slice · Check, Please! Wave — Scrumptious and hip SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies Executives » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.