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CLOSING BELL
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Stocks added to gains as stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data and signs that officials were moving to shore up struggling European banks reassured investors: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
Sears says it has visited potential headquarter sites in Ohio and Texas while it awaits word on Illinois incentives: MORE>>
• Incentive package at play in Ford's Chicago hiring plans: MORE>>
• Quinn: Deal to keep CME Group from leaving state is near: MORE>>
 Hyde Park beautician Clara Peller's "Where's the Beef?" ads inspire Wendy's new campaign: MORE>>
Costco raising membership fees 10 percent: MORE>>
Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to halve the city’s so-called head tax that requires large companies to pay $4 per employee: MORE>>
• And businesses could face fewer city inspections: MORE>>
Ross Dress for Less will open 12 locations in the Chicago area this Saturday: MORE>>
A.C. Nielsen Jr., former chairman of ratings firm, dies at 92: MORE>>
Federal Reserve: Banks should tie executive pay to the risk their decisions pose: MORE>>
• Bernanke: Economy 'close to faltering': MORE>>
• Gail MarksJarvis: Bear still threatens U.S. markets: MORE>>
The nominees for 2011's worst ad in America (Consumerist): MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"I think it might be a terrific idea if they would just ask their boss, Rupert Murdoch, and he and I will meet at Fortune, and we'll both give you our tax returns and you can publish them," said Warren Buffett: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 Not again. Meteorologists predict another rough winter for us, with 50 to 58 inches of snow, on par with 2010's 57.9 inches: MORE>>
In case your common sense doesn't stop you from texting while cycling, new Chicago law is designed to: MORE>>
Downers Grove Navy recruiter gets 100 years in stabbing death of pregnant wife, in front of 4-year-old daughter: MORE>>
Debbie Halvorson of Crete said she would challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in his redrawn district: MORE>>
Gunman shoots two dead at morning meeting at California cement company: MORE>>
An Israeli scientist who suffered years of ridicule over his crystal research wins Nobel Prize in chemistry: MORE>>
Afghanistan's intelligence agency said it has thwarted a plot to assassinate President Hamid Karzai: MORE>>
Gene makes some children more susceptible to bad parenting than others: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Clarence Page welcomes you to the age of flash mob politics, in Page's Page: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Some big names will be absent as 1985 Bears finally get White House visit: MORE>>
Tiger, Yankees take it to Game 5 tomorrow in New York: MORE>>
Tiger Woods signs first major endorsement deal in two years: MORE>>
The NBA has canceled the remainder of the preseason as contract talks break down again: MORE>>
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OFF THE CLOCK
 Yes, Michael Jordan's is yet another steakhouse in Chicago but it's a great one, says Phil Vettel: MORE>>
Fox says it can't afford to continue "The Simpsons" unless voice actors cut pay nearly in half: MORE>>
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler picked the wrong week to watch ex-fiance Kristin Cavallari on "Dancing With the Stars": MORE>>
HEADED OUT?
Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | Warmest afternoon reading in over 3 weeks. High of 77. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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