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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 11,868.81 +45.33 | NSDQ 2,541.01 +1.70 | S&P 1,215.75 +3.93
Fragile mood. Signs of strength in the labor market and manufacturing sector, as well as a higher quarterly profit from FedEx, pushed U.S. stocks slightly higher: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 Coca-Cola taps former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley as a director at the company: MORE>>
• James Pritzker to restore and open Frank Lloyd Wright's Emil Bach House: MORE>>
CME Group directors sue Jon Corzine and other former MF Global executives: MORE>>
Specialty grocer Fresh Market ends lease for Lincoln Park development: MORE>>
Illinois unemployment rate falls to 10 percent: MORE>>
• Mortgage rates hit record low of 3.94 percent: MORE>>
Bankrupt American Airlines is reducing service to O'Hare: MORE>>
Insurance group finds that driver cellphone bans don't work: MORE>>
Morgan Stanley plans 1,600 job cuts in first quarter of 2012: MORE>>
Ready or not, it's time for Facebook's Timeline: MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"Some people who see $12.99 and $14.99 for e-books may find those prices a little expensive," says literary agent Scott Waxman. The price gap between the print and e-versions of some top-selling books has narrowed to within a few dollars -- and in some cases, e-books are more expensive than their printed equivalents: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 Suspected drunk driver goes the wrong way on the Edens Expressway for 11 miles: MORE>>
Bankrupt trucker buys $11.2 million Lotto ticket: MORE>>
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo thinks New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is "only as fat as the rest of America" (NYMag): MORE>>
New death sentences and executions plunge in U.S., though Texas is still No. 1: MORE>>
U.S. military marks end to nearly nine bloody years in Iraq: MORE>>
• The New York Times looks closely at just how scarred Iraq is from the war: MORE>>
Syrian rebels kill 27 soldiers in the southern part of the country: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
 The Tribune's John Kass reports on a Wisconsin man who rescued a fawn and is now being threatened with jail time because of it. The fawn now has a name, Charlotte, and she greets visitors with a nuzzle. Kass's article has led some readers to start online campaigns to convince Wisconsin to save Charlotte: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Bears receiver Sam Hurd hit with drug charges after allegedly looking to sell cocaine and marijuana in Chicago: MORE>>
Aaron Rodgers thinks it's cute to act like the Bears actually pose a threat to the Packers' playoff chances: MORE>> LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>
OFF THE CLOCK
 George Clooney dominates the Golden Globes nominations: MORE>>
• Full list of nominations: MORE>>
• Deadline Hollywood notes that the correlation between Golden Globe winners and Oscar winners has been dwindling: MORE>>
Kate Middleton preps for first Christmas with the royal family: MORE>>
Barbara Walters names Steve Jobs the year's most fascinating person: MORE>>
HEADED OUT?
Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s and northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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