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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 Monday, October 26, 2009 · Video: Call it an iStop? · Saving ShoreBank: How the bankers with a cause found big trouble · PrivateBancorp logs losses on CEO Richman's watch · Judge delays decision on Block 37 receivership · Bank takes heat for stashing drug money · Retail vacancy rises, but more slowly · Trib, Sun-Times see print readership dive · Caterpillar to recall some laid-off workers · Sun-Times' new owner takes reins · Banking confab in Chicago faces protesters · Tribune covets NY Times' luxury ads · Lincoln Square deli to reopen with rooftop deck  CRAIN'S BLOGS · An outlet for Bears anger; Bulls new start time, and more: Biz of Sports · What's ahead? A homemade holiday. Plus: Small business owners remain cautious about the economy. · A few notable absences in early candidate filings: Greg Hinz · Halloween parties bring out the newsmakers; entrepreneurs battle it out for coupon users: Taking Names blog  Final Markets Dow Jones 9,867.96 -104.22 -1.05% NASDAQ 2,141.85 -12.62 -0.59% Crain's Index 82.75 -1.150 -1.371% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Give the gift of Zagat! Put your company's name and logo on one of our Deluxe Edition guides to create a powerful marketing tool customers will reference all year long. Receive FREE imprinting with code CCH-09. Order online or call 1-800-540-9609. Click Here! OTHER HEADLINES · Iceland to Big Mac: bye-bye USA Today · USOC's Arnot to help run 2012 London games ABC7 · ING to split in two amid $11.3 billion rights issue New York Times Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Society: San Miguel Schools Kevin Allodi, center, and Styx joined 850 guests at the "School of Rock" benefit at the House of Blues. See the photos. Read More · Chicago Business Today — Oct. 26 · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Check, Please! visits La Scarola SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.

Politics, Political News - POLITICO.com

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will announce this afternoon that he plans to push ahead with a public option vote on health care reform that includes an opt-out provision for states, sources tell POLITICO.

AP Sources: Senate bill to include public option - Yahoo! News

AP Sources: Senate bill to include public option - Yahoo! News

Health care legislation headed for the Senate floor will include an option for government-run insurance coverage, Democratic officials said Monday, with final details yet to be settled. These officials said Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., intended to make a formal announcement later in the day, and also say he had nearly completed work on the legislation for the full Senate to debate early next month.

Senate Majority Leader Reid Leaning Toward ‘Public Option’ for Insurance - Prescriptions Blog - NYTimes.com

Senate Majority Leader Reid Leaning Toward ‘Public Option’ for Insurance - Prescriptions Blog - NYTimes.com

After more than a week of deliberations, the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, is leaning toward including a government-run insurance plan in a health care bill he will soon take to the Senate floor, Democratic senators said Thursday.

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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Monday, October 26, 2009 CLTV host's parents laid to rest | VIDEO A funeral is underway for a northwest Indiana couple found murdered in a forest preserve last week. Police: Teen shot multiple times A 17-year-old Chicago Public Schools student is in critical condition after someone opened fire on him in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Kane Co. begins H1N1 vaccinations Officials in Kane County will begin offering free H1N1 vaccines Monday. Talks aim to halt bus driver strike Parents in several west suburban school districts are hoping that contract talks Monday will avert a school bus driver strike. Report: More Loop parking tickets written this year If you got a parking ticket for a meter violation around the Loop this past year, you're not alone. MORE STORIES Strange Beef spills on highway after truck overturns For Yosemite bears, dinner arrives in a minivan City smashes Guinness bead record No one on ballot for mayor, council in town Man drives 80 miles to give explosives to cops Consumer Food labeling program halts over FDA concern Robe recall reiterated after more deaths TechSmart: Windows 7 Walmart cuts prices Tasty high-fiber cereals Healthbeat Kids Living with Leukemia Study: 1 in 5 kids doesn't get enough vitamin D City officials detail H1N1 vaccine plans | VIDEO Weight loss surgery could benefit offspring Good workout may help battle flu MOST POPULAR Cops: Baby hurt, Ill. man dead in dinner stabbing 18-month-old dies in Chicago area Chicago teen shot dead during robbery Jon Gosselin says he returned $230K to Kate Charges filed in couple's murder All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 59°F 44°F Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM Dancing with the Stars 9:02 PM Castle 10:00 PM ABC 7 News 10:35 PM Nightline Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope 14 Americans dead in Afghan chopper crashes Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than four years. The deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale conference on the future of the troubled war. WTC survivors reunite in Chicago Even though it has been eight years since the horror of September 11, few people have forgotten that day. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS I'd like to receive the following newsletters from abc7chicago.com Daily Weather | Daily News | 190 North Sign up for news alerts

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Having trouble seeing this email? Click here CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Weekly Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS MARKETS GO TO MY ACCOUNT GO TO CHICAGOBUSINESS.COM TOP HEADLINES Monday, October 26, 2009 · Block 37: The Buck angle · Saving ShoreBank · CTA, Apple in station naming-rights deal · Taurus rising a good sign for Ford plants · Binny's growth cocktail · High-speed rail's price tag doubles · We are No. 1 — in a new bond bonanza · Taking Names: Cutting battle over coupon biz FOCUS Real estate on the brink What, if anything, can developers and real estate agents can do to win back the trust of the newly sober public? THE BUSINESS OF LIFE Sturm und Drang Opera offers plenty of passion and drama. For Lyric Opera subscribers, so does the seating chart. EDITORIAL INDEX for October 26, 2009 (Significant References only) @properties Apple Appraisal Research Counselors Arts Alliance Illinois Baird & Warner Binny's Beverage Depot Block 37 City of Chicago Cook County CTA Freed & Associates Illinois Assn. of Realtors Illinois Toll Authority Joffrey Ballet John Buck Co. Lexington Homes Loyola University Lyric Opera McCormick Place Metro Water District Midwest High Speed Rail Peapod Premiere Midwest Developers Sam's Wine & Spirits ShoreBank State of Illinois Walsh Group SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries   ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENTCrain's 2010 Book of Lists. This is the issue you'll see on every decision-maker's desk in the city, starting with the 1500 companies featured inside. Place an ad to put you in the right place at the right time all year round. Contact Kate Van Etten at kvanetten@crain.com or 312-649-5492. Delivers Dec 28. Ad Close Nov 3. THIS WEEK'S NEWS Greg Hinz: Backdraft on public-safety spending When Paul Vallas served as Chicago budget director in the mid-1990s, he occasionally would recommend that the city cut ... Mayor's raid on reserves shortsighted Don't look now, but the entire rationale for privatizing city assets evaporated last week. When Mayor Richard M. Daley ... Chicago can't wait on sidelines in race for venture capital If there is one thing we have learned from previous market downturns, it's this: Where some see despair, others see ... Crain's Chicago Business 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601