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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 Thursday, December 24, 2009 · CBOE to offer members early share buyback : source · O'Hare, Midway delay-free as Chicago dodges winter storm's worst · Cobra extension to help Illinois jobless · Illinois No. 5 in population, Census says · $1.8M grant aims to stretch Web access across state · Cook County sheriff set to hire hundreds · 10 things to do this weekend  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Tanning-bed supporters feel burned by health care bill and Botox lobby: Taking Names   Final Markets, early closing Dow Jones 10,520.10 +53.66 +0.51% NASDAQ 2,285.69 +16.05 +0.71% Crain's Index 88.33 +0.580 +0.661% » 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 · Senate passes health care overhaul bill New York Times · George Michael, famed D.C. sportscaster, dies Washington Post · No churchgoing Christmas for Obamas Time · Santa making progress toward North America North American Aerospace Defense Command 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.