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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, January 7, 2010 · Video: Retail wrap-up · Retailers had upbeat holiday, but they had nowhere to go but up · Winter storm cancels more than 500 flights at O'Hare, Midway airports · Motorola unveils tablet PC at CES 2010 · Sears Holdings opens Web site to competitors; expects jump in yearly profit · Why would Kraft Foods want to trade pizza for chocolate? · Airfares on the rise in new year · United Airlines ended '09 on punctual note · Boeing jet orders plunge in 2009 · Jaws of Life maker Idex moving headquarters · Allstate denied 65% rate increase request by Mississippi · 10 things to do this weekend  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Silly CTA funding 'bias' suit misses the point; Porter backs Coulson in 10th district; Andrzejewski goes for GOP gov gold: Greg Hinz · You should worry about staffers' attitudes; Eved, OfficePort chiefs tell their growth stories: Enterprise City · PGA Tour needs somebody to step up in Woods' absence; Patterson stays with CSN; another morning show planned? Biz of Sports · The latest job changes and appointments: People on the Move  Final Markets Dow Jones 10,606.86 +33.18 +0.31% NASDAQ 2,300.05 -1.04 -0.05% Crain's Index 89.72 +0.610 +0.685% » 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 · Daley's property tax relief plan off to slow start Chicago Sun-Times · EPA asks for stricter rules for pollutants causing smog New York Times · Chicago Executive Airport crash wreckage removal resumes Daily Herald Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Crain's 2010 Book of Lists A one-stop download of our marquee 2009 lists in Excel format. The 35 lists include ranking information and contact details for thousands of key area executives. Also included are several online-only directories. 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.