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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 Monday, August 3, 2009 · Chicago Business Today: CEO Wasson's strategy to boost Walgreen sales · McD's focus back on beef with Angus launch · Sam's Wines closing South Loop shop · Midwest Banc to cut exec pay, eliminate 100 positions · General Growth's consolidation talk could be negotiating ploy · Loop office market falls on all cylinders · Chair of U of I's trustees resigns · SEC seeks $22M from ex-Kmart CEO · City to sell developer 5 acres for $1 · Huron plunges after scandal rocks consultancy · U of C hospital union members nix contract offer · Alaron creditors seek involuntary Chapter 7   CRAIN'S BLOGS · Northern Trust's new division focuses on recruiting athletes: Biz of Sports · Mike Madigan's power impacting daughter's future: Hinz · Antidote for office-romance risks: Enterprise City · Piven, Davlantes keep job options open: Taking Names · Birdies and bogeys: Inside the Leather  Final Markets Dow Jones 9,286.56 +114.95 +1.25% NASDAQ 2,008.61 +30.11 +1.52% Crain's Index 75.90 +0.640 +0.850% » 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 · 'Cash for clunkers' spinning its wheels in the Senate MarketWatch · More than 6,000 GM hourly workers leave automaker Automotive News · The story behind Chevy Volt's $40,000 sticker price Advertising Age Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Inside the Leather — Birdies and bogeys Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie are the big winners, and Lorena Ochoa and the Buick Open come up short in Ed's roundup of happenings in golf.Read More · Enterprise City — a small-business blog · Check, Please! visits Kendall College · EIA: An entrepreneur is born · New Crain's golf iPhone app SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.