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Higher hopes. Moves toward reform in Italy and Greece help drive U.S. markets up: MORE>>
• Oil prices back near $100 a barrel: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 Chevy Volt battery fire catches NHTSA's attention: MORE>>
Serta's not a perfect sleeper to Cassini: MORE>>
Caterpillar bringing 1,000 jobs to U.S.: MORE>>
• As MF Global lets the same number go: MORE>>
There's still time to get your 50-cent fries: MORE>>
Less than half of us have health insurance through our employers: MORE>>
Fed prepares bank stress tests: 2012 edition: MORE>>
Now, Kraft has its hand out to the state (chicagobusiness.com): MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
“There are a large number of people who sit on the sidelines and wait to jump in when they see a big jackpot or for dates like this. You might see a 5 percent to 10 percent bump,“ David Just, associate professor of economics at Cornell University, on the 11-11-11 date, as well as persistent unemployment, driving lottery ticket sales: MORE>>
• Eleven pop culture references to mark the day: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 Get ready to dig deeper, Metra riders: MORE>>
• CTA employees had a few things to say -- loudly -- about its budget process (cbs2chicago.com): MORE>>
Note to potential jurors: Remember to disclose any felony convictions in voir dire: MORE>>
Veterans honored at Soldier Field: MORE>>
Gabrielle Giffords speaks publicly for first time since January assassination attempt: MORE>>
Poll puts Romney, Cain, Gingrich in three-horse race for GOP nod: MORE>>
• See what Nixon had to say under oath: MORE>>
Death toll in Turkey quake tops 20: MORE>>
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is almost out: MORE>>
• Greece's Lucas Papademos is finally in: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Control of Lake Shore Drive in the Battle of Buckingham -- fountain, that is -- swings back to the pedestrians. Blair Kamin explains in CityScapes: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Knee surgery for Bears tackle Gabe Carimi: MORE>>
• All right, who has Willie Gault's Super Bowl ring? MORE>>
Years after the fact, Penn State forms panel to investigate child sex abuse charges: MORE>>
• And it has benched coach Mike McCreary: MORE>>
• Jerry Sandusky facing 460 years in prison: MORE>>
• But one alum still has faith in him: MORE>>
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OFF THE CLOCK
 "Call of Duty" more like a call to sales: MORE>>
• FTC, Facebook nearing privacy settlement: MORE>>
New song leaked, and Madonna's not at all happy about it: MORE>>
"Weeds" gets toked up for another season: MORE>>
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Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | So, it's a little chilly -- the sun is shining. Highs in the mid-40s, lows in the mid-30s. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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