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CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Weekly Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS MARKETS GO TO MY ACCOUNT GO TO CHICAGOBUSINESS.COM TOP HEADLINES Monday, May 4, 2009 · Cog Hill's quest: lure a U.S. Open 'kiss' · Friedman pushes River North post office plan · Retail sales fall regionwide; tax hike's impact unclear · Tyree eyes Sun-Times, seeks investors · Tribune's next step: great big blog · Metal meltdown: 'We're all in survival mode' FOCUS Leaders looking ahead This year's Women to Watch describe the challenges they face now. THE BUSINESS OF LIFE Invasion of the shutterbugs At a time when people in all kinds of careers are looking for a Plan B, there's one that's already teeming with dabblers: photography. EDITORIAL INDEX for May 04, 2009 (Significant References only) Allstate Art Institute Boeing Centrum Properties Chicago 2016 Chicago Public Schools Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune CME Group Cog Hill Golf & Country Club Cook County George S. May Int'l. Idex Illinois Dept. of Revenue Jenner & Block Melaniphy & Associates Mesirow Financial Midwest Wrecking Millennium Park Motoworks Northern Trust State of Illinois Sun-Times Media Group Tribune U of C Medical Center U.S. Steel United Way University of Chicago Walgreen SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries » Account Settings ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENTNew Job-Hunting Tool from Crain's Want to do a speed search of jobs offered by Chicago-area companies? Check out the new, electronic Job Seeker Edition of Crain's Book of List—with direct links to job listings for each company. Plus a direct link to Crain's stories about each employer. It's just $49. To sample and buy, go to http://www.emagazines.com/shopaddtocart.asp?catalogid=112&affid=7. THIS WEEK'S NEWS Greg Hinz: Obama's rise reveals fault lines among African-American leaders It was party time of sorts for Barack Obama last week, as the Chicagoan who is president celebrated his 100th day in ... Public schools need the private sector to boost career education Chicago Public Schools is taking another stab at setting a meaningful course for its long-rudderless career education ... To register for custom email alerts or other new products, click here Crain's Chicago Business 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601