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Baby left in Walgreens shopping cart | VIDEO A mother is in custody accused of abandoning a baby at a southwest suburban Walgreens. Sara Lee relocating headquarters to Chicago Sara Lee Corp. is moving its headquarters from Downers Grove, Ill., to downtown Chicago in 2013. Chicagoans react to Blago sentence | VIDEO While Rod Blagojevich keeps a low profile, Illinois voters have mixed reactions the day after the ex- governor was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Sauk Village bodies identified Bodies found inside a vacant Sauk Village home were identified Thursday as two young men -- Marcus Mireles, 19, and Abel Galindo, 18. Casino winner mugged at South Side home A Chicago man who won $10,000 at an Indiana casino was robbed when he returned to his South Side home. Brookfield Zoo hopes for snow leopard love | VIDEO Zookeepers hope Brookfield Zoo's snow leopard population will snowball into lots of little snow leopards. MORE STORIES Strange News NH woman took mom's ashes to bingo; urn stolen RI lawmakers promise to sniff out landfill odor UK parent's finger bitten off in Nativity fight Man accused of 'shroom scam Stolen Santa returned -- with $100 Consumer Which tablet is best for kids? Some kids' cereals have more sugar than dessert Nautilus recalls Schwinn Elliptical ComEd promises Buffalo Grove customers better service Dodge Dart making a comeback Healthbeat Is sleeping with your pets bad for you? | VIDEO Block of OTC morning-after pill sparks outrage Rush hospital ramps up emergency response plan | VIDEO HHS says no to over-the-counter morning-after pill Some kids' cereals have more sugar than dessert MOST POPULAR Casino winner mugged at South Side home Is sleeping with your pets bad for you? Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years behind bars Blagojevich family faces years of separation I-Team Report: Rod's road to prison All Most Popular

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Morning 10: Sara Lee's move | Blago fallout | Boeing deals

Thursday, December 8, 2011 By: Jim Kirk 1. Sara Lee moving to West Loop BREAKING: Five years after it left Chicago for Downers Grove, Sara Lee and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are expected to announce later today that the company is moving back downtown, Greg Hinz reports. Sources say the company will occupy most of a 270,000-square-foot building at 400 S. Jefferson. Read more in Greg's blog --In a flurry of end-of-year activity, three big downtown apartment buildings are changing hands. Read more at Chicago Real Estate Daily 2. 'Tragic' day for Illinois Hinz on former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's punishment: The judge got it right. "The 14-year prison sentence he handed to Rod Blagojevich is harsh but fully warranted. Given what Mr. Blagojevich did and the historical context of his actions, a long prison term was the only choice.'' Read more here --Kass: "When the number hit Rod he sat quietly in his seat, without expression, perhaps he was hoping there was an alternate ending to the movie and they'll show it to him someday.'' Read more at the Chicago Tribune --Blagojevich unlikely to land in "Club Fed,'' the Sun-Times reports. Read more here --Brown: "Elvis may have left the building, but there are still plenty of bad actors backstage.'' Read more at the Chicago Sun-Times --Another view: "Illinois: State of Embarrassment'' Read more at Forbes 3. Hospira's Begley to step down Christopher Begley, executive chairman of Hospira Inc., is retiring as the medical products company tries to rebound from safety violations and a slumping stock price, according to Chicago Health Care Daily. Read more here --Siemens A.G.'s plans to cut as much as 8% of its health care diagnostics division could mean a loss of jobs at its north suburban office. Read more here --Two hospital proposals in the far northwest suburbs are denied. Read more here 4. Shock treatment CME Group Inc. tasked a board committee with finding ways to guard against future MF Global-types of shocks. Read more at Crain's --Ten questions for Jon Corzine. Read more at DealBook 5. Prosecutor who challenged DNA evidence to resign Longtime Lake County prosecutor who challenged DNA evidence is stepping down following magazine expose. Read more at the New York Times 6. Jet set Boeing is nearing deals to sell jets to FedEx and Southwest Airlines, according to various media reports. Read more at Crain's --Boeing workers approve a four-year contract extension. Read more at The New York Times 7. Rising tide Groupon Inc.'s stock is on the rise, jumping 10% Wednesday to end the day above its IPO price. The company's shares have been on a roller-coaster since the IPO on Nov. 3. Read more at Crain's 8. Class time Governors State to become a four-year university. Read more at the Sun-Times 9. Decision time for euro EU leaders are gathering for a "make-or-break'' summit that will determine the future of the euro. The Wall Street Journal is live-blogging. Follow along here 10. 'Voracious' news reader looks to thin city's PR staff Mayor Rahm Emanuel, known for his spin-doctoring of reporters while in Washington, is looking at thinning the army of PR folks at City Hall, the Chicago News Cooperative reports. The number of press handlers had swelled under former Mayor Richard M. Daley. Read more here Jim Kirk is chief of editorial operations for Crain's Chicago Business. You can reach him at jkirk@crain.com and follow him on Twitter: @kirkjim12. CRAIN'S BLOGGERS: THE BEST IN CHICAGO Greg Hinz on Politics Sara Lee moving headquarters and jobs to West Loop Shia Kapos Takes Names Gabrielle Martinez wraps up ultimate holiday decorating project — the White House Ann Dwyer on Entrepreneurs Video: GrubHub duo on Chicago's tech scene and the Groupon effect Brigid Sweeney on Retail Website-ings: Online holiday shopping going strong Ed Sherman on Sports Minor league hockey bonanza in the northwest suburbs SHARE THE MORNING10 Have colleagues who could learn a thing or two from the MORNING10? Send it to them. GET THE MORNING10 Want the MORNING10 sent to your inbox every Monday through Friday? Well, sign up! GET CRAIN'S DAILY ALERT Learn what has happened each day while you were in all those meetings. Get the Crain's Daily Alert, which is sent every Monday through Friday around 3 p.m. LINKS JUST FOR YOU Crain's Web Site Crain's Weekly Issue Crain's Daily Headlines Crain's Video Headlines Crain's Small Business Chicago Real Estate Daily Chicago HealthCare Daily Crain's Lists Crain's Events Crain's 40 Under 40 Crain's Dining Guide Crain's Fast 50 Crain's Who's Who Crain's Best Places to Work Crain's Market Facts E-MAIL PREFERENCES SUBSCRIBE CONTACT THE EDITOR ADVERTISE WITH US COPYRIGHT © 2011 CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS 360 N. MICHIGAN AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60601

Thursday's Daily Brief

Thursday, December 8, 2011 First Look Inside Secret CIA Prison Where The War On Terror Got Dirty POLITICS GLOVES OFF: Romney Campaign Goes After Gingrich TECHNOLOGY Naomi Klein On The Addiction To Risk POLITICS House Passes Bill Empowering Congress To Veto Executive Branch Rules WORLD Putin Slams Clinton For Encouraging Protesters SPORTS REPORT: Albert Pujols Signs With... BLOG POSTS Alec Baldwin: My Flying Lesson The lesson I've learned is to keep my phone off when the 1950's gym teacher is on duty. It is sad, I think, that you've got to fly overseas today in order to bring back what has been thrown overboard by US carriers in terms of common sense, style and service. Sen. Kay R. Hagan: Don't Filibuster Cordray The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created to protect consumers. But Republicans are planning to filibuster the confirmation of Richard Cordray as the director of the CFPB, effectively neutralizing the bureau's power to protect consumers. Barbra Streisand: It's Time For Gender Equality In Treatment Of Heart Disease Women have made enormous strides. We've had women explore the depths of outer space, a woman has run for president of the United States, and a woman has served as speaker of the house. Yet a boys club still exists in the medical sciences. Bernard-Henri Lévy: Are You Familiar With BBK? Blandine Barret-Kriegel's book, La République et le prince moderne [The Republic and the Modern Prince] was just published in France and is an important book and in many ways a timely one, given the current ideological and political situation. Barbara Hannah Grufferman: What's in Your Closet? Ten Must-Haves for Post50 Fashionistas I had the great opportunity to interview Diane von Furstenberg, Ginny Hilfiger, and a few other fashion-forward experts who gave me guidelines (no rules, please!) on what to wear and to avoid once I turned 50. Here's their master list of "must haves."

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