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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 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 · Chicago Business Today: Hotel heartbreak · Sara Lee's Barnes says stagnant stock masks progress · Baxter bets on home care to spur growth · Sun-Times buyer 'not negotiating'; CEO takes case for concessions to newsrooms · CME's Green Exchange CEO has fresh start · House panel defers Jackson Jr. ethics investigation · Exelon, unit prices $1.2B-debt sale · Sam Zell looks to expand in Brazil: report · United sees Q3 traffic, revenue fall · Jones Lang LaSalle starts online auction joint venture · Homebuilder Montalbano files for personal bankruptcy · Pabst beer chugging away at sales  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Kirk stumbles in cap-and-trade flip-flop: Greg Hinz · Rich returning to familiar spending habits; paying employees just to show up? Enterprise City · Olympic golf in Chicago: Which course? Biz of Sports · RL's business picks up with Oprah: Taking Names  Final Markets Dow Jones 9,791.71 +108.30 +1.12% NASDAQ 2,133.15 +30.51 +1.45% Crain's Index 82.06 +1.410 +1.748% » 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 · SEC wants judge to order big penalty in Kmart case Daily Herald · Bulls rally market to new '09 highs MarketWatch · Chicago-bound plane hit by lightning ABC7 · Area consumer prices fall 2.1 percent in August Chicago Sun-Times Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Sept. 16 Cheap rooms: great for tourists but hard on downtown hotels. The loss of travelers and conventioneers has occupancies down 64% this year.Read More · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Jim O'Donnell, CEO of BMW North America · Crain's Who's Who: 20th Anniversary · Check, Please! visits Sepia SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.