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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 30, 2009 · Video: Downtown office vacancies surge · IOC members still undecided · Billionaire buys out Michigan Avenue landowner · Kraft faces Nov. 9 deadline to make formal Cadbury bid · Docs who treat the poor get state bonus · Chicago gun law on Supreme Court's plate · Hospira gets global rights to generic blood drug · Historic New Regal Theater faces foreclosure · Foreclosure suit hits X/O condo site · Industrial portfolio sells for $34 million · CTA redirects buses around Olympics gathering · 2016 Olympics briefs: Rio preps party, lodges complaint; Sochi bill soars  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Oprah wows them at Daley dinner; Rio's heart vs. Chicago's head: Hinz blog · Small-biz job losses slow; how to undo a bad rap online: Enterprise City · Forget about traffic, bring Olympics to Chicago; Comcast SportsNet celebrates five years: Biz of Sports · A Copenhagen dinner with the Daleys; Harris scraps flashy gala for Baryshnikov dinner: Taking Names  Final Markets Dow Jones 9,712.28 -29.92 -0.31% NASDAQ 2,122.42 -1.62 -0.08% Crain's Index 82.17 -0.310 -0.376% » 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 · New York Times plans local edition in Chicago, other markets New York Times · American Express drops gift-card fee Crain's New York Business · Brown's Chicken killer could get death penalty Chicago Sun-Times · Six held in damage to Olympic banner Chicago Sun-Times Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Sept. 30 The downtown office market continues to suffer with the overall vacancy rate jumping to almost 15%. Will the market get worse before it gets better? Read More · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Focus on Law: Scoping out liability traps · Is your company the best? · Check, Please! visits Le Colonial SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.