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CLOSING BELL
DJIA 12,720.48 +96.50 | NSDQ 2,786.70 -1.63 | S&P 1,315.38 +0.88
Google-eyed. Microsoft and IBM gains offset Google's decline in a mixed day on Wall Street: MORE>>
TOP BUSINESS NEWS
 New from Ball Park Franks, the man burger: MORE>>
U.S. home sales hit 11-month high: MORE>>
• Even Chicago ekes out 1.3 percent gain: MORE>>
• Criminal charges added in mortgage fraud scheme: MORE>>
Sears shares rally, up 57 percent in '11: MORE>>
SOPA, so good?: MORE>>
• But not for megaupload.com: MORE>>
• Except, that is, for Swizz Beatz: MORE>>
A third of Airbus A380s to be inspected for wing cracks: MORE>>
The guy who brought us "cheap chic" Target is about to work his magic on Penney's: MORE>>
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TALKING BUSINESS
"That's crazy talk. I'm not trying to reposition Taco Bell to be Chipotle. To be a more relevant Taco Bell, we can sell products that are every bit as good but cost a whole lot less," Chief Executive Greg Creed on Taco Bell's new fresh menu items: MORE>>
IN OTHER NEWS
 You won't be going anywhere soon if you have a flight today: MORE>>
• Ditto on the Metra North Line: MORE>>
• Our photographers are keeping an eye on the snow: MORE>>
It's lights out in North Bridge: MORE>>
This gives a whole new meaning to "he nailed it": MORE>>
Gingrich cancels campaign stop attended largely by Romney crew: MORE>>
• That "open marriage" quip not expected to cause much harm: MORE>>
Six Marines killed in copter crash in Afghanistan: MORE>>
Italy shipwreck captain apparently still a hometown hero: MORE>>
• Most hull shifting halts recovery efforts: MORE>>
• Salvage efforts are a whole other issue: MORE>>
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IN THE BLOGOSPHERE
Chicago restaurants have diners seeing stars -- as many as their New York counterparts. Phil Vettel dishes them up in The Stew: MORE>>
SPORTS FIX
Derrick Rose's turf toe is worse than he's been letting on: MORE>>
Carlos Pena returns from whence he came: MORE>>
LATEST SPORTS NEWS >>
OFF THE CLOCK
 Blues singer Etta James dead at 73: MORE>>
• Obama launches his singing career: MORE>>
• And Mrs. O her talk-show appearances: MORE>>
It's time for the four-star movie game. See which got Michael Phillips' nod:
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close": MORE>>
"Haywire": MORE>>
"Pina": MORE>>
"The Flowers of War": MORE>>
When Priceline is done with you, it's really done with you: MORE>>
HEADED OUT?
Traffic | See current information on area highways, buses, trains and planes on our commuting page: MORE>>
 Weather | Look outside. It's piling up. 5-9 inches expected. Temperatures holding around 20. See our weather page with radar and Tom Skilling's seven-day forecast: MORE>>
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