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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 Tuesday, December 22, 2009 · Video: Big Mac attacked · Chicago-area home sales jump 72% in November · Wyndham O'Hare hotel to close · New Century Bank's Pantazelos staying put, after all · Chicago area jobless rate creeps down to 10.3% · Kraft moves $40 million Lunchables ad biz to McGarryBowen from DraftFCB · Boeing buys control of 787 assembly plant in South Carolina · Most city offices closed Thursday under cost-cutting plan · Blackhawks legend Mikita victim of identity theft; MB Financial reimburses $100K losses · FDA hits ADM-owned Canadian canola plant with restrictions · In brief: Inland refinances | Gurnee Waterpark | Elmhurst warehouse  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Eved founder talks about managing fast growth; Obama, community bankers eye small-biz lending; big banks to give small loans a 2nd look: Enterprise City · Giannoulias settles Bright Start suit; Dump Daley? Web site ponders new names for mayor: Greg Hinz · Grandkids — and grandparents — may benefit from estate-tax lapse: Taking Names · Hawks cash in with alternate jerseys: Biz of Sports   Final Markets Dow Jones 10,464.93 +50.79 +0.49% NASDAQ 2,252.67 +15.01 +0.67% Crain's Index 87.11 +0.770 +0.892% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Crain's Blogs. Now You're Talking. Sure to pique your interest every business day, Crain's expert bloggers expound on government, small business, after-hours with Chicago's elite, golf and the business of sports. Click here to read what Greg Hinz, Shia Kapos, Ed Sherman and other Crain's reporters are saying today. And talk back, they'd love to hear from you. OTHER HEADLINES · Third-quarter growth weaker than first thought New York Times · U.K. clears Ticketmaster, Live Nation deal MarketWatch · Did hackers steal millions from Citigroup? Journal says yes, bank says no ABC News · Burris rhymes his healthcare message ABC7 Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Dec. 22 How will McDonald's answer rivals' new TV ads , and how much will that response cut into its marketing budget next year?Read More · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Entrepreneurs in Action - Lesson Learned SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.