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Having trouble seeing this email? Click here CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Weekly Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS MARKETS GO TO MY ACCOUNT GO TO CHICAGOBUSINESS.COM TOP HEADLINES Monday, October 26, 2009 · Block 37: The Buck angle · Saving ShoreBank · CTA, Apple in station naming-rights deal · Taurus rising a good sign for Ford plants · Binny's growth cocktail · High-speed rail's price tag doubles · We are No. 1 — in a new bond bonanza · Taking Names: Cutting battle over coupon biz FOCUS Real estate on the brink What, if anything, can developers and real estate agents can do to win back the trust of the newly sober public? THE BUSINESS OF LIFE Sturm und Drang Opera offers plenty of passion and drama. For Lyric Opera subscribers, so does the seating chart. EDITORIAL INDEX for October 26, 2009 (Significant References only) @properties Apple Appraisal Research Counselors Arts Alliance Illinois Baird & Warner Binny's Beverage Depot Block 37 City of Chicago Cook County CTA Freed & Associates Illinois Assn. of Realtors Illinois Toll Authority Joffrey Ballet John Buck Co. Lexington Homes Loyola University Lyric Opera McCormick Place Metro Water District Midwest High Speed Rail Peapod Premiere Midwest Developers Sam's Wine & Spirits ShoreBank State of Illinois Walsh Group SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries   ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENTCrain'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. THIS WEEK'S NEWS Greg Hinz: Backdraft on public-safety spending When Paul Vallas served as Chicago budget director in the mid-1990s, he occasionally would recommend that the city cut ... Mayor's raid on reserves shortsighted Don't look now, but the entire rationale for privatizing city assets evaporated last week. When Mayor Richard M. Daley ... Chicago can't wait on sidelines in race for venture capital If there is one thing we have learned from previous market downturns, it's this: Where some see despair, others see ... Crain's Chicago Business 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601