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Monday, January 12, 2009



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TOP HEADLINES Monday, January 12, 2009

· Senate expects to seat Burris later this week

· Abbott strikes $2.8-billion deal for eye-care specialist

· TIF sought to develop Olympic Village

· Resurrection settles suit with uninsured patients

· First Industrial Realty names new CEO

· Dow closes down 125 points

· Navigant buys Boston-based consulting firm

· Navistar unit lands $231M contract

· Merisant gets $20M in DIP financing

· Lincolnwood's Purple Hotel back on the market

· Construction starts to plunge 39% in 2009

· Boeing to face tough battle in '09: analysts 

· Dems, GOP each dealing with party battles: Greg Hinz blog

· First impressions on the new North-Jiggetts show: Biz of Sports blog 

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NASDAQ

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-1.52

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OTHER HEADLINES

· Taxpayers to pay for Republic Doors failure Sun-Times

· NYC judge allows Madoff to remain free Crain's New York

· At Obama's urging, Bush to seek rest of bailout funds New York Times

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Abbott Labs buys eye-care company in multi-billion dollar deal. University of Chicago Medical Center plans layoffs. Gas prices jump - again. Plus: We sit down with Mike North to talk about the next step in his career. Read More


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· Check, Please! visits Socca

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TOP HEADLINES Monday, January 12, 2009


· Pump pain, part two


· Allstate ready for price fight


· Strip-mall owner faces reckoning


· Obama's tax plan has appeal


· Mike North's new direction




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I resolve to . . .


It's a new year, and conditions are certainly different than they were 12 months ago. We asked local entrepreneurs to share the resolutions they're making to survive in '09, and gathered expert advice for each.




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