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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 Monday, July 6, 2009 · Cubs sale finalized for TribCo · State budget stalemate could cost non-profits billions · Tribune profitability continues to deteriorate · Mediation firms thrive in slow economy · Local winners and losers in global warming bill · Exelon urges NRG shareholders to elect directors · Rising vacancies, distress in suburban office market · Notebaert names new board chair · Buyer boosting Thinkorswim's space · CTA debuts first of 58 new green buses · Deere looks to Russia for growth · In brief: Plunkett stores | Rosemont leases | Sears Tower   NOTE TO READERS Crain's Chicago Business will publish a handful of combined editions throughout the summer, starting with the June 29/July 6 issue. Our next issue comes out in print July 13. For award-winning local business news throughout the summer and every day, including these four original stories, continue to visit ChicagoBusiness.com.  · The return of Jay Mariotti? Biz of Sports blog · Rep. Kirk raises a bundle; new CTA boss needs to plan big, think bigger; Illinois GOP disease goes national: Hinz blog · Obama, by another name, would it be so sweet? Taking Names blog · U of I's own Andreessen launches $300M venture fund, small biz lending sags and how to embrace your pain-in-the-neck customers: Enterprise City blog  Final Markets Dow Jones 8,324.87 +44.13 +0.53% NASDAQ 1,787.40 -9.12 -0.51% Crain's Index 68.87 -0.260 -0.376% » 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 · Bankruptcy judge approves plan to sell GM assets Automotive News · O magazine replaces editor in chief New York Post · Q&A with Kraft's Rosenfeld Smart Money · Time for Zell to sell Tribune Co. MarketWatch Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES New Crain's golf iPhone app Schedule your next golf outing with Crain's Chicago-area golf guide, free for the iPhone. Find the perfect course for the weekend, or for entertaining clients. Read More · Chicago Business Today - July 6 · Enterprise City -- a small-business blog · 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.