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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 Friday, December 11, 2009 · Video: Can banker Harrison Steans save Cole Taylor? · Sara Lee to sell air care biz for about $469 million · U.S. Foodservice CEO Aiken resigns · Metra engine flap leads railroad to seek locomotive bids · ShoreBank founders Grzywinski, Houghton step back · Zell: U.S. commercial real estate will recover before jobs · Cadbury to battle against Kraft's bid: analysts · Illinois Tool Works' upbeat forecast a manufacturing bellwether · Morningstar buying data analysis firm for $51.5M · Virgin Airlines likely to land at O'Hare · Wrigley selling former gum factory · 10 things to do this weekend  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Columnist Richard Roeper named in foreclosure case; financial exec's tale dishes dirt, but no names: Taking Names · To get an app on the map, reviews matter: Enterprise City · Senate hopeful Giannoulias wants to renegotiate Nafta; Jim Ryan puts own story at center of guv race: Greg Hinz · Winners and losers: Woods' sponsors, Ricketts, Patrick, Verdi, Gatorade, Rush: Biz of Sports   As of 2:30 p.m. Dow Jones 10,476.94 +71.11 +0.68% NASDAQ 2,191.70 +0.84 +0.04% Crain's Index 85.42 +0.700 +0.826% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Celebrate This Holiday Season with Christmas Seals® Support the American Lung Association's Christmas Seals® and continue the fight against lung cancer, childhood asthma, secondhand smoke, air pollution and influenza. Visit ChristmasSeals.org OTHER HEADLINES · House agrees to tighten financial rules New York Times · Kraft Foods becomes growing publishing company Advertising Age · Retail data shows strong start to holiday season New York Times · Felony dropped against woman in 'Twilight' case Chicago Sun-Times Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Dec. 11 Banking legend Harrison Steans is taking on a big challenge and putting his legacy on the line with Cole Taylor.Read More · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Check, Please! visits Vie · Society — Casa Central SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.