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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, January 11, 2010 · Video: Battle for the waterways · City Council Finance Committee delays action on Wal-Mart · Hawks' President McDonough gets contract extension · McDonald's makes U.S. chief Don Thompson president · Former Wrigley CEO Perez joins investment bank Greenhill · Equal maker Merisant emerges from bankruptcy protection · Illinois manufacturing lost 52,000 jobs, 700 firms last year · Foreclosure suit hounds Wolf Point Plaza · University of Chicago names dean of biomedical research · Decade ends on down note for suburban offices · In brief: Walton Street | Avison Young | Wal-Mart · PrivateBancorp's Bobins to move to different office from CEO Richman, senior execs  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Daley, Quinn unveil plan to save city's convention biz: Greg Hinz · Local firm's Supreme Court case could change sports: Biz of Sports · 7 things you must do now to make 2010 a better year; one biz owner's plan to do well by doing good: Enterprise City · Chicago's French Revolution--in history and decor: Taking Names  Final Markets Dow Jones 10,663.99 +45.80 +0.43% NASDAQ 2,312.41 -4.76 -0.21% Crain's Index 90.14 +0.070 +0.078% » 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 · The Notorious Blago Esquire · Mark McGwire admits that he used steroids New York Times · DePaul fires basketball coach Jerry Wainwright Chicago Sun-Times Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — Jan. 11 As Asian carp creep closer to the Great Lakes, Michigan wants Chicago-area waterways closed. Does the short-term business pain outweigh the long-term benefits?Read More · Resolutions 2010 · Crain's 2010 Book of Lists · 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.