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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, September 1, 2009 · Chicago Business Today: Holding out for higher pay · Warren Buffett buys Koenig & Strey · 'Oprah' will shut down Mag Mile · Sales-tax hike survives County Board vote · Chicago 2016 awaits key IOC report · Aldermen seek Olympic oversight · American Airlines trims O'Hare staff · Inland kicks off $5-billion offering for new REIT · Donnelley buys stake in publishing Web site · Career Ed completes Le Cordon Bleu deal · State rep. Fritchey running for County Board · In brief: Willis Tower GM | Wrigley taps Colliers | Strategic Hotels board   CRAIN'S BLOGS · Serial entrepreneur debuts new venture; good for bands, good for your biz: Enterprise City · Cog Hill might not be so 'rough' for pros: Inside the Leather · Gallery's 'unexpected' move to Wicker Park: Taking Names · Cutler show scores high in the ratings: Biz of Sports blog  Final Markets Dow Jones 9,310.60 -185.68 -1.96% NASDAQ 1,968.89 -40.17 -2.00% Crain's Index 75.94 -1.840 -2.366% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Crain's 2010 Book of Lists. This is the issue you'll see on every decision-maker's desk in the city, starting with the 1500 companies featured inside. Place an ad to put you in the right place at the right time all year round. Contact Kate Van Etten at kvanetten@crain.com or 312-649-5492. Delivers Dec 28. Ad Close Nov 3. OTHER HEADLINES · Daley: high Olympic bid team salaries 'unacceptable' Chicago Sun-Times · July pending home sales rise to 2-year high Daily Herald · EBay sells most of Skype to private investors New York Times · Moto, Palm and RIM favored in smart-phone war: report MarketWatch Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Sept. 1 Jobs are more difficult to come by, but that doesn't mean all unemployed workers are willing to take a big pay cut for a new position.Read More · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Check, Please! visits Lulu's Dim Sum · Inside the Leather — a golf blog SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.