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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 12,107.74 +4.16 | NSDQ 2,577.97 -25.76 | S&P 1,243.72 +2.42
Ominous Oracle. Stocks were mixed as tech shares slumped, with disappointing earnings from Oracle dragging the Nasdaq lower: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announces $335 million national settlement with Bank of America, stemming from former mortgage giant Countrywide allegedly steering minority borrowers into subprime loans: MORE>>
Sun-Times to announce today that it will be sold to a group of local investors: MORE>>
• Tribune Co. bankruptcy gets stranger as Sam Zell sues company's former shareholders: MORE>>
Former Bears receiver Willie Gault sued for allegedly inflating the stock price of a heart-monitoring company: MORE>>
For the first time in 14 years, the MacArthur Foundation is looking for a new director: MORE>>
Quiznos to serve up debt plan in effort to avoid bankruptcy: MORE>>
Verizon's 4G network continues to suffer service disruptions: MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"We're locked and loaded, and we're moving on," said Walgreen Co. CEO Greg Wasson, commenting on the Deerfield-based pharmaceutical giant's inability to reach a deal with prescription benefits manager Express Scripts: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 Illinois, New Jersey tie for dubious honor of having the largest outbound migration this year: MORE>>
• In sort-of-happier news, home sales rose in the state and in Chicago, though prices still lag: MORE>>
Former Southern Illinois University student gets five years in prison for threatening Virginia Tech-like killing spree: MORE>>
North Korea's military to share power with Kim Jong-Il's heir: MORE>>
Eight soldiers charged in private's "apparent" suicide in Afghanistan: MORE>>
White House gets more vocal about Syria bloodshed after 111 people are killed on eve of visit by observers: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Over in Cityscapes, Blair Kamin writes about the worst in Chicago architecture and urban design for 2011: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Derrick Rose says he "never would have thought in a million years" he'd sign a deal like his $94.8 million Bulls contract: MORE>>
Bears' new starting quarterback Josh McCown to face Packers on Sunday: MORE>> LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>
OFF THE CLOCK
 On-again, off-again couple Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel said to be engaged: MORE>>
• Timberlake, Kanye West named most stylish men of 2011: MORE>>
• 12 celebs who may need a sartorial boost in 2012 (NYMag): MORE>>
Racial slur against Rihanna leads Dutch magazine editor to quit: MORE>>
CoverGirl withdraws "enhanced" Taylor Swift ad: MORE>>
Kate Middleton channels Princess Di in black gown: MORE>>
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Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | Partly cloudy, with patchy fog in the late evening and overnight, and lows in the lower 30s. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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