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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, June 15, 2009 · Obama urges AMA to back his $1T health plan · Empty houses increase in Chicago area · WGN sets 'Kathy & Judy' replacement · Furniture seller Plunkett going out of business · Boeing's Carson sees robust prospects for aircraft sector · City dunks doughnut shop for health violation · Irish firm buys 3 Illinois wind farms · Bally strikes deal with lenders to exit Ch. 11 · Prime Group owner files Chapter 11 for hotel chain · AAR launches new government team · Slot maker WMS extends turn with Hasbro · ITW sees brighter second quarter  · SEC charges Webio founder Hernandez; 'He's a phony,' says North: Biz of Sports blog · Prez makes his case, but victory far from assured: Greg Hinz blog · Newsweb's Eychaner taking Joffrey helm; relationship dynamics play out at charity party: Taking Names blog · Vulture investors circle real estate, 7 tips for getting the right small biz insurance and more: Enterprise City · Birdies and bogeys: Inside the Leather  Final Markets Dow Jones 8,612.13 -187.13 -2.13% NASDAQ 1,816.38 -42.42 -2.28% Crain's Index 71.42 -1.970 -2.684% » 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 www.ChicagoBusiness.com/jobseeker. OTHER HEADLINES · Daley heads to Switzerland for Olympics pitch ABC7 · Mayor, union eye deal to avoid city layoffs Chicago Sun-Times · Hotel strike enters 6th year ABC7 · Sears, CMT Music Awards to help hungry kids Advertising Age Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today - June 15 Caterpillar says Illinois jobs are diminishing because of the economy, but employees fear more fundamental shifts are at work, too. University of Chicago Medical Center has big plans for improving Provident Hospital. One company files for bankruptcy protection, while another one is emerging.Read More · Inside the Leather: Ed Sherman's golf blog · Enterprise City - a small business blog · Check, Please! visits Heaven on Seven · Entrepreneurs in Action: Half Acre Beer Co. SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.