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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 Thursday, April 9, 2009 · Dow closes up 247 points · Redstone dumps WMS shares · Kraft turns to Twitter for product launch · Northern Trust axes London-based team · Navistar drops military contract protest · DraftFCB gets Miller Lite account · 10 things to do this weekend · Ravenswood Roundy's | Law firm move | Industrial lease  · Group rips Olympic plan; gay marriage coming: Hinz blog  Final Markets Dow Jones 8,083.38 +246.27 +3.14% NASDAQ 1,652.54 +61.88 +3.89% Crain's Index 64.71 +3.24 +5.27% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Women's Business Development Center 6-Forum Series for women business owners to help them Survive in a Challenging Economy April – July 2009. "Know When to Say When: Business Exit Options" April 14 from 9 to 11 at Women's Business Development Center, 8 S. Michigan Avenue, 4th floor. Fee: $20.00 CLICK HERE OTHER HEADLINES · Burris says legal tab now $500,000 Daily Herald · Empress casino months away from reopening ABC 7 · U.S. retail chains report sales drop in March New York Times Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today - April 9 Michigan Avenue's retail vacancy rate hits a 17-year high. A consumer pullback and late Easter cut into retail sales. Home sales are picking up because distressed properties are attracting buyers.Read More · Social Whirl: Lookingglass Theatre · Check, Please! visits Otom · Best hotels for business 2009 · Homemade Pizza Co.: Grabbing a slice SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies Executives » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.