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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 11,706.62 -207.00 | NSDQ 2,638.42 -61.02 | S&P 1,229.05 -25.14
Stocks fell as discouraging corporate outlooks cast a pall over the economy's prospects, while fresh doubts arose about European efforts to find a solution to the debt crisis: MORE>>
• IMF may participate in EU bailout fund: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
Republican lawmakers are balking at the proposed tax breaks for Chicago's financial exchanges: MORE>>
AMA study finds most metro areas lack competitive health insurance market: MORE>>
 Chicago home prices climb for fourth consecutive month, but remain lower than last year: MORE>>
Netflix shares drop nearly 40 percent as subscribers flee: MORE>>
Judge tells Allstate it can't pursue suit against Countrywide: MORE>>
Illinois Senate passes ComEd "trailer" bill: MORE>>
• Vote held up on CME, CBOE tax breaks: MORE>>
Illinois Tool Works reported a 22 percent jump in profit, helped by demand for welding products and auto parts: MORE>>
• PrivateBancorp shares leap with earnings: MORE>>
• United Continental expected to post profit this week: MORE>>
Ford tumbles in Consumer Reports quality survey: MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"Our product is not a pill. Our product is a health outcome," says Walgreen Chief Executive Greg Wasson in pricing dispute with Express Scripts: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
Closing arguments begin in trial of power broker William Cellini. Prosecutors: "He was an extorter": MORE>>
 For the first time in nearly seven years, the aurora borealis was visible here. Here are slides: MORE>>
Mannequins representing dead pedestrians dot Wacker Drive in safety awareness campaign: MORE>>
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry outlined a plan to let Americans pay a flat 20 percent income tax rate: MORE>>
• Herman Cain going for the smoker vote?: MORE>>
Up to 20 tons of debris sucked into the ocean during Japan's massive tsunami is due to hit U.S. shores: MORE>>
Gadhafi and son buried in unmarked desert graves: MORE>>
Two-week-old baby rescued two days after Turkey earthquake: MORE>>
• World awaiting its 7 billionth person: MORE>>
U.S. vaccine advisers recommend Gardasil HPV shot for boys: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Three Chicago restaurants get near-perfect ratings from Zagat. Details in The Stew: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Introduced as the Cubs' president of baseball operations, Theo Epstein says, "It truly feels great to be a Cub today": MORE>>
• What about Crane Kenney?: MORE>>
• Epstein bids farewell to Boston in column: MORE>>
At least 102 more basketball games to be cancelled as NBA plans to delay season two more weeks: MORE>>
LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>
OFF THE CLOCK
 Art Institute moon sculpture will shine over Millennium Park and environs throughout the darkest days of the year: MORE>>
Suit by two Chicago rockers claims Poison stole four songs: MORE>>
"Boss,” the new Starz series starring Kelsey Grammer as a manipulating Chicago mayor, opens to mediocre viewership: MORE>>
Matt Damon to reteam with Ben Affleck on mobster flick: MORE>>
HEADED OUT?
Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | Unseasonable late-season warmth with highs nearly 16 degrees above normal. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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