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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 11,766.26 -100.13 | NSDQ 2,523.14 -32.19 | S&P 1,205.35 -14.31
Banking stocks fell sharply, leading U.S. stocks lower in a low-volume session as investors again focused on the uncertain outlook in the eurozone: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
CME Group's charitable arm halts grants in wake of MF Global meltdown: MORE>>
Some health plans steering members away from Walgreen: MORE>>
 This weekend the Pritzker family reaches the end of a tumultuous 10-year effort to divide its $19 billion fortune: MORE>>
• The Pritzker family tree: MORE>>
• Timeline: Breaking up the family empire: MORE>>
Macy's at Woodfield and Oak Brook malls to stay open for 83 continuous hours, starting Wednesday morning: MORE>>
• Toys R Us staying open 112 hours starting tomorrow: MORE>>
Layoff notices to go out at Harley-Davidson after Dec. 23 if enough hourly workers don't volunteer to leave: MORE>>
Saudi prince and billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal buys $300 million stake in Twitter: MORE>>
Carmaker Saab files bankruptcy, shutdown likely: MORE>>
Postal Service expects more than 1.7 million cards to be mailed today in Chicago: MORE>>
Typical American spent $4,155 filling up gas tank this year: MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"They're not bashful about spending on dining. They're not bashful about spending on what I would call attractions: museums, plays, concerts. … They're going for the full experience," John Chikow, president and CEO of the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association, said about sought-after international visitors to Chicago from China, Brazil, Germany and the U.K.: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
Judge calls a motion for a new trial for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich “harebrained”: MORE>>
The GOP effectively kills a short-term tax break and calls on lawmakers to negotiate a full-year payroll tax cut extension: MORE>>
 Man accused of torching woman in an elevator due in court: MORE>>
Snowstorm threatens travel in Southwest, Great Plains: MORE>>
North Koreans pour into the streets to mourn the death of Kim Jong Il as state media hails the succession of his son: MORE>>
Czechs mourn Vaclav Havel, the playwright-turned-president whose "Velvet Revolution" toppled Communist rule: MORE>>
Scores still missing in Russian oil rig accident: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Blair Kamin flags the worst news of 2011 in Chicago architecture and urban design, in Cityscapes: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Ten things to take away from the Bears loss to the Seahawks: MORE>>
• Are you even going to watch the Packers-Bears game?: MORE>>
• Bears 0-4 under Caleb Hanie: MORE>>
Chicago Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox undergoing back surgery today to stabilize vertebrae in his back: MORE>>
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OFF THE CLOCK
 Lady Gaga named entertainer of the year: MORE>>
Some big-name films among Tribune movie critic Michael Phillips' 10 worst movies of the year: MORE>>
"Kojak" star Dan Frazer dies at 90: MORE>>
Lindsay Lohan's Playboy issue is breaking records, Hef says: MORE>>
HEADED OUT?
Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | The 17th day this month with temperatures at or above normal. High of 43. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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