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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 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SEARCH TOP HEADLINES Wednesday, November 4, 2009 · Video: New-home sales boost · PrivateBancorp insiders buy shares to buoy lender · Cook County sales-tax receipts plunge · Sears pins holiday wishes on luxury appliances · FBOP retains, plans to finish condo project · Kraft must work harder to woo Cadbury · Toolmaker, union end strike over health coverage · MillerCoors profits sparkle on cost controls, efficiencies from joint venture · Beer distributor Reyes Holdings expanding in HQ move · Gold Coast hotel involved in Hong Kong settlement · Hyatt IPO pricing, sale moved up a day · American schedules early takeoff for Chicago-Beijing service  CRAIN'S BLOGS · DuPage chief Schillerstrom's experience cuts both ways in guv race: Greg Hinz · Small-biz job losses roll on, but pace slows; brushing up your sales skills; cautious optimism in latest small-biz survey: Enterprise City · Your dime, his dance floor: Coppock writes a book; Sun-Times sports editor moves to Tribune: Biz of Sports · Star turn at lunch for Holocaust museum: Taking Names  Final Markets Dow Jones 9,802.14 +30.23 +0.31% NASDAQ 2,055.52 -1.80 -0.09% Crain's Index 79.73 -0.630 -0.784% » 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. OTHER HEADLINES · Chicago's inspector general's office sues the city Chicago Sun-Times · Fed sees no need to raise rates soon New York Times · It's still a weak recovery MarketWatch Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Check out this year's honorees in our new interactive 3D wall. Read their stories and watch their answers to: "Tell me something good." Read More · Chicago Business Today — Nov. 4 · Enterprise City — a small-business blog SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.