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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 11,504.62 -72.43 | NSDQ 2,604.04 -53.39 | S&P 1,209.88 -15.50
Beige Book blues. Stocks extend losses after Fed's reports show that the U.S. economy is still growing but not by much: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
Giordano's gets $26 million bid for pizza chain: MORE>>
 Breaking up apparently is not so hard to do as Abbott joins the corporate parade to splitsville: MORE>>
• 3Q earnings include charge to cover potential Depakote claims: MORE>>
Grace Barry to retire after 26 years heading Economic Club: MORE>>
Social Security checks to rise 3.6 percent next year: MORE>>
• Guess who's going to pay for it? MORE>>
Ford-UAW contract good for thousands of South Side jobs: MORE>>
FDA dishes dirt on cantaloupe outbreak: MORE>>
Late credit card payments back on rise: MORE>>
• So are suits over ATM fees: MORE>>
You can be home alone in John Hughes' Lake Forest manse for a mere $5.89 million: MORE>> LATEST BUSINESS NEWS >> | SEND US A NEWS TIP >>
TALKING BUSINESS
"While people like and need Android, they don't love Android. Android should be enchanting, seductive and something you can fall in love with," Matias Duarte, Google's director of Android user interface, at the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 Surf's up on the lakefront again: MORE>>
• And windows are out of North Side high-rise: MORE>>
CTA to hold line on fares, service if union plays along: MORE>>
• See what the tollway folks plan to do to gum up traffic next year: MORE>>
Ditka's son pleads not guilty to DUI charge: MORE>>
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my: MORE>>
Five men questioned in burglary at San Antonio courthouse: MORE>>
Protesters in Greece just don't seem to get it: MORE>>
• Where there's a will, there's social media in Egypt: MORE>>
Illinois database lets you check up on your doc: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Carmakers are using electrics as halo cars, and Prius owners generally are liking the fit, according to Money & Company (latimes.com): MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
NBA and players union pull an all-nighter and are still talking: MORE>>
• NFL union is getting stubborn about HGH testing: MORE>>
Cubs eyeing an opening act for Theo Epstein: MORE>>
Three cheers for Devin Hester -- for the 11th time: MORE>>
• Fan apologizes for head-slap in casino: MORE>>
LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>
OFF THE CLOCK
 In today's installment of celebrities behaving badly:
• Lindsay Lohan cuffed, sent to jail: MORE>>
• Shia LaBeouf is at it again: MORE>>
• Prosecution winding down in Conrad Murray case: MORE>>
It may be "The Hangover II" to moviegoers, but to miffed screenwriter, it's his life: MORE>>
HEADED OUT?
Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | First windchills of the season as gusts top 50 mph this afternoon. More gusts and rain overnight. Highs and lows in the 40s. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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