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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, May 5, 2010 · Video: Nicor repair plan ripoff? · Feds, Sen. Durbin join probe into Metra's Pagano: Greg Hinz blog · Wal-Mart's zoning vote postponed as labor, retailer talk · Biz groups in a lather over last-minute oil tax bid · White Sox shouldn't train in Arizona, says Illinois lawmaker · Walgreen same-store sales slip, but Duane Reade buy helped · RR Donnelley sees 1Q profit surge · Orbitz's 1Q loss smaller than expected · Buyer of ballplayer's house behind the count on warehouse · Magellan to lead Roundy's project in Ravenswood · T-shirt firm Threadless moving to West Loop · 'Zombie' danger for Mideast fund's suburban buildings  CRAIN'S BLOGS · McPier's Ochoa quits; Top conventions threaten to leave over reforms; Deal time in Springfield: Greg Hinz · Small-biz ekes out a slight hiring gain in April; Blagica Bottigliero, startup survivor; Dealmakers forecast sunny M&A climate; Retail Minded has 5 tips to optimize online sales: Enterprise City · Who's running the Bulls? Sox fans will search to tonight's game on TV: Biz of Sports · Bill Zwecker takes ribbing to help raise funds for fashion students: Taking Names   Final Markets Dow Jones 10,866.83 -59.94 -0.55% NASDAQ 2,402.29 -21.96 -0.91% Crain's Index 95.76 -0.910 -0.941% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT Crain's Blogs. Now You're Talking. Sure to pique your interest every business day, Crain's expert bloggers expound on government, small business, after-hours with Chicago's elite, golf and the business of sports. Click here to read what Greg Hinz, Shia Kapos, Ed Sherman and other Crain's reporters are saying today. And talk back, they'd love to hear from you. OTHER HEADLINES · Washington Post puts Newsweek on the block Advertising Age · BP says one oil leak of three shut off New York Times · Volcanic ash disrupts more trans-Atlantic flights MarketWatch · Parents use social media to sound off on J&J recall Advertising Age Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today — May 5 Consumer advocates and state officials say Nicor is misleading customers with its gas pipeline repair program.Read More · Video: Women to Watch 2010 · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Did your home gain in value? SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies   LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.