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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 13, 2009 · Funding for Midwest high-speed rail facing tough competition, tight deadline · Guv signs $31B construction plan · Cubs may file for bankruptcy to speed sale: report · McD's plans European HQ in Geneva · U of C adds space on North Michigan Avenue · Analyst optimistic about Kraft; upgrades stock · 'Slow, slow' recovery expected for industrial space · Ill. Sen. Rutherford to run for state treasurer · Navistar laying off 275 in Miss. · Dow closes up 185 points · Deere sets up JV in India · In brief: Law firm move | Downtown renewals | Post office on the block  · NBC's Ebersol raises concerns over Chicago 2016 bid; ticket watch on the All-Star game: Biz of Sports blog · Winners in guv's $31B capital bill; plans stall for moving Children's Museum; McKenna to defer to Kirk: Hinz blog · Advice on operating in a labor law landscape; gov't spending doesn't erase impact from credit crunch: Enterprise City blog · Vacation home irony; donors send kids to camp: Taking Names blog · Riding to rescue of PGA tournament in Milwaukee; South Koreans dominated LPGA Tour: Inside the Leather blog  Final Markets Dow Jones 8,331.68 +185.16 +2.27% NASDAQ 1,793.21 +37.18 +2.12% Crain's Index 67.94 +1.640 +2.474% » 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 · Daley guard catches escaped murderer ABC7 · BusinessWeek owner looking for buyer MarketWatch · 4 suburbs top 'best places to live' Chicago Sun-Times · Abbott, GSK to develop molecular diagnostic test MarketWatch Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today - July 13 The future of United Airlines and why Wall Street is betting another trip to bankruptcy court is a likely destination. Cubs reportedly may file for Chapter 11 to help speed sale. Children's Museum move to Grant Park facing opposition from more than just neighborhood activists. Read More · Top tourist attractions · 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.