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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 Monday, May 11, 2009 · County to lower home assessments · Cook tax hurts sales in county line towns: study · Children's Museum move opponents take fight back to court · Hartmarx workers rally to preserve firm · Foreclosure suit hits Motor Row condo project · Health program saved Illinois $100M, state says · Creditors hit Ackman's new plan to finance General Growth · Empty big-box stores drive up retail vacancy · Playboy's 1Q loss triples · Takeover offer for Deerfield's CF Industries raised to $4.2B · Dow closes down nearly 156 points · In brief: Hobby Lobby | Schaumburg renewal | Inland offering  · Chicago execs hit D.C.'s 'nerd prom': Taking Names blog · Quinn has own recipe to cook pension books: Greg Hinz blog · Fire's Greeley says building awareness top priority: Biz of Sports blog  Final Markets Dow Jones 8,418.77 -155.88 -1.82% NASDAQ 1,731.24 -7.76 -0.45% Crain's Index 68.68 -1.510 -2.151% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT New 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. OTHER HEADLINES · Council committee postpones vote on city furlough plan Chicago Sun-Times · R. Kelly lawyers may take Blago's case Daily Herald · Macy's Inc. expected to show first-quarter loss Chicago Sun-Times · Grilled chicken a Kentucky fried fiasco Advertising Age ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Social Whirl: Art Institute of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, wife Maggie and major donors Anne and Ken Griffin joined more than 1,000 guests at the very grand opening of the Modern Wing. See our photos.Read More · Chicago Business Today - May 11 · Focus - Small Business: the personal toll · 40 Under 40 for 2009: Call for nominations · VIDEOS: Women to Watch 2009 SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.