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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 30, 2009 · Video: Champagne sales fizzle · Chicago drivers about to pay more at metered spots · United Airlines to borrow another $500M against assets · Brown's Chicken & Pasta files for Chapter 11, brought down by lawsuit · Chicago homicides down 11% in 2009 · Kraft spices up new products with bold flavors · Bucktown condo site faces foreclosure · Freed president found liable for $6.8 million · Foreclosure suit hits proposed water park site · Illinois to use mortgage database licensing system · Kraft, Cadbury have new disclosure deadline · 10 things to do this weekend  CRAIN'S BLOGS · 2010 political predictions; cops earn praise for fewer murders, but work remains: Greg Hinz · VCs forecast drop in early-stage investing in 2010; employers preparing 'help wanted' signs, survey says: Enterprise City · In defense of Tiger and Rod, power made them do it, says study: Taking Names · The latest job changes and appointments: People on the Move  Final Markets Dow Jones 10,548.51 +3.10 +0.03% NASDAQ 2,291.28 +2.88 +0.13% Crain's Index 88.53 -0.120 -0.135% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Breakfast w/ CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle Americas: Join the Young Professionals of Chicago on Wed., Feb. 17th as we welcome CEO Peter Roberts to discuss his experience leading one of the world's largest commercial real estate firms, managing 7,700 employees across 5 countries. Click to register: http://www.ypchicago.org/events/event_details.asp?id=88199 OTHER HEADLINES · Nasdaq, Times Square get all-clear after van investigation CNN · Burglar takes Nintendo break NBC5 · What we can learn from roller-skating babies: the top viral videos of 2009 Advertising Age Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Enterprise City — a small-business blog Venture capitalists forecast a drop in early-stage investing in 2010. Plus: Get small-biz updates from Crain's via Twitter: @EnterpriseCity.Read More · Entrepreneurs in Action - Lesson Learned · Check, Please! visits Vie · Chicago Business Today — Dec. 30 SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.