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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 WEEKLY JOB CHANGES TOP HEADLINES Thursday, July 30, 2009 · Chicago area has Illinois' highest home foreclosure rate · Motorola beats expectations, shares rise · Moto's Jha boosts bet on Google's Android platform · Sears launches new marketing campaign using Facebook · McD's falls out of favor with Morgan Stanley analyst · Guv hints he'll soften some budget cuts · Southwest makes offer for Frontier Air · Westin O'Hare at risk of default: report · Aon's earnings top estimates · Brunswick soars 27% on better cash picture · 10 things to do this weekend · The latest job changes and appointments: People on the Move  CRAIN'S BLOGS · Urban League, Pink Ice and staying focused: Taking Names · Dear Mr. Mayor, thanks but no thanks on set-asides for gay biz: Greg Hinz · 4 biz lessons learned at McDonald's: Enterprise City · Western Amateur returns to Chicago: Inside the Leather   Final Markets Dow Jones 9,154.46 +83.74 +0.92% NASDAQ 1,984.30 +16.54 +0.84% Crain's Index 75.08 +1.160 +1.569% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT New Job-Hunting Tool from Crain's Want to do a speed search of jobs offered by Chicago-area companies? Check out the new, electronic Job Seeker Edition of Crain's Book of List—with direct links to job listings for each company. Plus a direct link to Crain's stories about each employer. It's just $49. To sample and buy, go to www.ChicagoBusiness.com/jobseeker. OTHER HEADLINES · Tax increases, spending cuts or layoffs possible to fill city's $520M budget gap Chicago Sun-Times · Cabbies push for rate increase ABC 7 · Suspicious package found during O'Hare drill CBS 2 · Boeing unveils new Navy patrol jet Bellingham (Wash.) Herald Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Chicago Business Today - July 30 Foreclosures climb with jobless rate. Office vacancies could hit 20% by 2011, says Jones Lang LaSalle. Moto betting its future on new smartphones.Read More SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.