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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 29, 2009 · Video: Retail wrap-up and outlook · O'Hare Airport getting body scanners by mid-'10 · Chicago home prices fall in October · Chicago Public Library sees record circulation · Kraft pulls prank on Hispanic consumers · Elysian developer loses Aspen hotel · Thomas Tank maker RC2 to pay $1.25M for lead in toys · Billy Goat Tavern opening in Aurora: Closer real estate highlights   CRAIN'S BLOGS · Entrepreneurs enter 2010 with caution: survey; is co-working the future of entrepreneurship? Enterprise City · 'Miracle on Clark Street' brings hope to South Loop: Greg Hinz · Chicago men go for beer pong gold: Taking Names   Final Markets Dow Jones 10,545.41 -1.67 -0.02% NASDAQ 2,288.40 -2.68 -0.12% Crain's Index 88.65 -0.130 -0.146% » 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 · U.S. consumer confidence rises again MarketWatch · Chicago's Nigerian community concerned about backlash after thwarted jet attack ABC7 · Education Secretary Arne Duncan's legacy as Chicago schools chief questioned Washington Post Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Dec. 29 Recent numbers show there is something for stores to cheer about this holiday season. But going into 2010, shoppers and retailers remain cautious.Read More · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Entrepreneurs in Action - Lesson Learned · Check, Please! visits Vie SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.