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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, December 23, 2009 · Video: Charities rally in recession · Winter storm cancels Midway flights · New Apple Inc. store on Clybourn being offered for sale · Kehe Food buys Tree of Life from Wessanen for $190M · LifeSource buys empty Rosemont office building for $16.5M · Ex-Blagojevich fundraiser, Dunkin' Donut franchisee faces $28 million in foreclosure cases · Health care REIT Ventas adds $50M to credit facility · CF Industries' hostile suitor Agrium secures FTC approval for proposed deal · 10 things to do this weekend  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Election stampede begins right after the holidays: Greg Hinz · City treasurer offers some tips on small-biz loan programs: Enterprise City · Winners and . . . winners: Biz of Sports · SPINvitational draws world's best in pingpong to Chicago: Taking Names   As of 2:30 p.m. Dow Jones 10,460.77 -4.16 -0.04% NASDAQ 2,267.14 +14.47 +0.64% Crain's Index 87.72 +0.600 +0.689% » 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 · BlackBerry Internet service disrupted again New York Times · Census: Illinois remains 5th largest state but may lose 1 representative Daily Herald · Chicago Bulls were 129 games under .500 for the decade Vocalo.org · Pompei restaurant closes in Oak Park Wednesday Journal Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Dec. 23 Despite the recession, more charities are reporting an increase in donations and a surge in volunteers.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.