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Viewing on a PDA? Click here.   To view this email in a web browser click here. CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA WEEKLY JOB CHANGES TOP HEADLINES Tuesday, June 30, 2009 · Move to bring 2nd Wal-Mart to Chicago stalls · United's new fee plan irks travel agents · Chicago home prices post record-setting drop in April · Employees run like a Deere · Abbott shares weaken on $1.7B jury verdict · Home of ex-Chicago Bulls star Eddy Curry in foreclosure · TicketsNow, Madigan reach deal on Web sales · Blogger's bail hearing postponed · BioSante to buy Cell Genesys for $38M · Lincoln Park hotel heading back to bank  · Kirk, critics battle over cap-and-trade vote: Hinz blog · Ariel's Rogers to chair Lab Schools: Taking Names blog · Minimum wage rises; manufacturing reports: Enterprise City  Final Markets Dow Jones 8,447.00 -82.38 -0.97% NASDAQ 1,835.04 -9.02 -0.49% Crain's Index 70.78 -0.64 -0.89% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Crain's Blogs. Now You're Talking. Introducing three blogs sure to pique your interest each business day: government and business, after-hours with Chicago's elite, and the business of sports.Click here to read what Greg Hinz, Shia Kapos and Ed Sherman are saying today. And talk back, we'd love to hear from you. OTHER HEADLINES · Exelon mulling higher offer for NRG MarketWatch · Aldermanic support waning on Olympics? ABC 7 · Starbucks continues food push with overhauled menu Advertising Age Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today - June 30 The downtown office vacancy rate stands at a 2-year high. As demand for space continues to drop, how much higher will it go? New signs the economy is improving heading into the second half of the year. Abbott Labs ordered to pay $1.6 billion in the biggest patent verdict ever. Read More · Enterprise City -- a small-business blog · Inside the Leather: Birdies & Bogeys · Check, Please! visits Keefer's for lunch SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.