Obama touts plan to create 2.5 million jobs Bush secures foreign help on economy GM: Bankruptcy not an option 'Shenanigan' author Ross wins business award Obama to name Geithner to economic post Investor fear remains deep despite 1-day rally SAG to seek strike authorization Obama aide promotes job plan, warns automakers

Obama economic plan aims for 2.5M new jobs by 2011 Timothy Geithner rumors rally Wall Street Frugality is among Oprah's favorite things GM, Chrysler making deep cuts to hold on for loans Give 'em a hand for the cool factor $1 car promotion grows While the market likes Geithner, local reviews of the pick are mixed Investor fear remains deep Wall Street surges on news of Obama's potential pick Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks Eddie and Jobo no mo' at B-96 Chicago area gas prices keep tumbling No easy money for big auto Ford is exploring the sale of its corporate jets Business briefs

Global economy too big to control Eddie and Jobo axed from B96 Jobless line up for hours WLUP's Brandmeier lands TV gigs on WMAQ Credit card fees rising Congress orders Big 3 to justify aid Stocks jump on report of Geithner nominatio Wal-Mart names new CEO Tollway board gives green light to carpool lanes USG plans to raise $400 million For many CEOs, private jets the only way to fly Busy Treasury secretary still has time for Reagan Americans still giving to charity Black Friday may disappoint stores Reese site again an Olympic Village possibility CBOE's fear index rises to record Bush signs bill providing extra jobless benefits Business brief

Dems are postponing crucial vote on auto bailout New GM Cohen axing key players at Channel 2 Democrats to auto industry: Wait Expert: Half of retailers facing crisis in 2009 Innovate Illinois winners strike right note Illinois unemployment climbs to 7.3% Stocks tumble to 5-year lows Group works to revive auto bailout Pensions frozen at Random House, Inc. Jobless claims hit 16-year high Gas not the only price that's plunging Oil prices dip on fears of recession Southwest's NY hopes may connect Chicago Barnes & Noble swings to 3Q loss Sara Lee closing S. Side kosher hot dog plant Dow plunges below 8,000 Health care plan gains support Wal-Mart buys wind energy supply Romney against auto bailout Business brief

Developer Warren Barr gives up on high-rise Dark day coming for Sunrise Chevy Dial selling Montgomery plant Consumer prices drop record 1 percent in October Dow falls below 8,000 Record low for US home construction Auto bailout vote on hold Sears to sell more auto parts online IIT, ex-Moto exec seek power solution Boeing to slash 800 jobs at Kansas facility Reid seeks to lower expectations for auto bailout Oil falls below $54 a barrel Workers volunteer as money gets tight Southwest to buy more slots at LaGuardia Congress wrestles with auto industry woes Gift card sales expected to fall Sun-Times to auction limited Obama prints European stocks dragged down P&G, Google job swap eHarmony agrees to provide same-sex matches Business brief Australia may be nearing recession

Paulson, Bernanke defend bailout Mark Cuban sued by SEC for insider trading Chicago home sales fall 23%, prices 4.5% Sixth-grade challenge: Earn A's, B's, get free college Wall Street pulls off final-hour rebound Judge tells pilots: no work slowdowns Ahern to advise 2016 Olympic bid committee Promotion offers car for $1 Southern lawmakers sour on Detroit bailout Midwest air corridor opened for holidays What's organic milk? It's not black and white October wholesale prices plunge record 2.8 percent Home Depot 3Q profit falls 31 percent Big 3 carmakers beg for $25 billion as aid stalls Banks lead world markets lower Police: Bad economy may breed crime Fewer small business owners planning holiday gifts Loop offices lose 5 p.m. mail pickups HP shares soar after solid 4Q outlook Ford chief defends operations Charges against Cuban serious -- but not criminal Medtronic 2Q profit sinks on hefty legal charge $16 mil. awarded in pain-killer patch death Saks reports bigger-than-expected 3Q loss Business briefs Yahoo CEO Yang steps down Ford to slash Mazda stake

Upscale coffee chain branching out Eric Wasowicz ‘glad to be’ at startup UWantSavings.com New Hyatt ads are savvy, but suspicious Stocks finish lower as recession worries deepen Bush to leave half of bailout $ for Obama Chicago home sales drop 23% CBS-Channel 2's news director replaced Picking a Medicare plan Citigroup to cut another 53,000 jobs White House refines position on auto industry help Industrial output posts rebound in Oct. Oil rises above $58 GM to sell stake in Suzuki Illinois Tool Works operating revenue rises End of the line for famous Choo-Choo restaurant? Target 3Q profit falls 24 percent in tough economy Cost of downtown parking 'skyrocketing' Penney's offers up a maudlin little Christmas Horse racing's big windfall TiVo to deliver 'on-demand' pizza Japan slides into recession World leaders pledge to combat global crisis Lowe's 3Q profit falls on slow spending

Economic summit vows action, but takes few steps Pelosi outlines aid package for automakers Absent Obama still a presence in the capital Obama notes needed shifts in economic fix Obama prods Congress to extend jobless benefits Building bridges over the digital divide Stocks down but dividends steady

World leaders move toward tougher financial rules Another Dow-ner: Wall Street ends turbulent week AirShare, Stanza elevate iPhone Times Square to get 'green' billboard Aflac CEO: I won't take $13 mil. 'golden parachute' New world economic disorder Business briefs

Market madness continues WMAQ-WFLD agreement seems ill-conceived Expo aims to help black entrepreneurs Hedge fund execs have mixed views on oversight Outlooks point to painful holiday for retailers Dow down almost 340 points Amtrak CEO steps down Ford planning employee pricing offer Boeing delays delivery of 747-8 airplanes Sun to cut 18 percent of staff Your wallet OfficeMax set to dump more jobs More residents skip buying city vehicle stickers

Jobless claims jump to highest since 9/11 TV set for ad dive Attention-grabbing apparel line is worth picking up State home foreclosures jump 31 percent Sears closing eight more stores Stocks rebound, Dow up 553 points Tellabs to resume stock buyback program U.S. Steel to lay off over 600 workers Leamington opening new store CTA fare hikes get green light Gas war in New Lenox drops price to $1.99 a gallon Paulson wants to alter bailout plan World markets steady after latest sell-off Bush: Intervention not 'cure' for crisis Oil falls below $56 Dems to tap bailout for automakers Democrats hunt for support for auto bailout Peoples, North Shore Gas expand low-income grants Inn gives teens insight into hotel management What's cooking? Would-be clowns bid for circus gig Obama to be featured on baseball trading cards King family seeks to cash in on MLK-Obama items WLIT to switch holiday music format BUSINESS BRIEF Jobless claims jump to 7-year high

Macy's posts $44 million loss in 3rd quarter Goose Island keeps Clybourn brew pub $32 for a movie??! The Starbucks stops here? Dow falls 410 points '06 buyers owe more than home is worth Experts fear economy may spur sales of unsafe toys Pelosi supports help for ailing automakers Best Buy cuts fiscal 2009 profit outlook Delta to launch new international routes Paulson: Troubled assets will not be purchased Average area gas price less than $2.50/gallon Chicago's Top Chef plans new restaurant Feds throw homeowners a life line 'Ugly' fruits, vegetables are back Business briefs

U of C prof has Obama's ear on fixing U.S. economy Homeowners to get loan help faster 5 Guys moves in with quiet sizzle Everything Oprah - now available online Pawn shops see business rise with economic crisis CFTC head calls for new regulatory regime DHL to cut 9,500 jobs in US Consumer spending worries clobber stocks General Growth Properties risks default Oil falls to $60 Europe markets down Big banks step up mortgage efforts Where did the $2 trillion go? Tribune Co. wants proof Cubs bidders can pay Cabbies vow strike as fares set to drop Mt. Prospect named best place to raise kids Business briefs Harvard seeking spending cuts Exclusive club files for bankruptcy China: Domestic economy is top priority

McDonald's same-store sales rise 8.2 percent Consumers get creative to pinch pennies Sears presents OK 'gift' Offline social networking New changes in store at WLIT-FM Wall Street falls, unable to shake economic woes Circuit City files for bankruptcy AIG swings to 3Q loss, bailout is restructured Puzzle piece does a good job promoting Rotary Library looks to hook youth Why the Wall Street nose-dive? Seeing fashion in a new (LED) light Tyson profit rises to $48 million in Q4 GM: Gloom multiplied

Layaway is back Cubs' billion-dollar dreams long gone FAA may rule by year-end on Midway deal

Running on fumes: GM could soon run out of cash 240,000 more jobs lost in October Don't be too hasty when seeking new job AirShare, Stanza elevate iPhone New MacBook line is limited in number, but not coolness Day cares feel economic pinch Business briefs

Shaping up the old Chicago post office to begin soon WBBM wins big with October ratings Oprah: 'It was the best paper' Dow up 250 points after two days of heavy selling Consumers cutting back on expenses Jobless rate bolts to 14-year high Oil rises above $62 European markets up despite big U.S. jobs decline Vanishing jobs feed downturn Stocks sink again What's in a name? At U. of C., $300M Insulin syringes recalled Deal will keep Lollapalooza in Chicago 10 more years County budget director out Business briefs

ABC owns election night Sears, Walgreen may find CEOs within Daley plan gives Block 37 extra $12 mil. for hotel Sara Lee chief pledges higher profit, share price Retailers report steep sales declines in October Jobless claims drop slightly Oil tumbles below $62 Stocks tumble, lose 10 percent in 2-day rout Boeing engineers to get contract offer Thursday Saks sacks 98 Libby Lu's Wal-Mart October same-store sales rise Productivity growth slows in Q3 European markets down Oil falls below $66 as demand drops further Chicagoans still eating out despite economy -486.01 Treasury set to borrow record $550 bil. Business brief

Will Vrdolyak ties hurt developer? Grads find fewer firms hiring Economy has upside for fast-food diners Auto vet wants to cut costs, grow internationally Dow down nearly 500 points Factory orders fall 3 times more than expected Credit crunch slows shipments FDIC, White House spar on anti-foreclosure plan Family carries on artisan baking tradition Industry to tout money-market fund changes FCC to investigate cable companies Behind the curtain Stocks come up winners on Election Day Business brief

Traders have already 'priced in' Obama victory Jobs that survive a recession Believe in Macy's? You bet Red-light cam firm gets $32M payday Stocks surge as investors anticipate yearend rally Ford sales fall again in October Northwestern, Lake Forest Hospital talk merger Archer Daniels 1Q profit more than doubles Fox & Obel pulls out of Carson's development Payne off air again for ministroke rehab Help with gas bills available Allstate drops the ball with cheesy spots 3 more PR deals puts Daley's tab at $50 mil. Teenage country music star milks growing fame ShoreBank offers fixed-rate rescue loans Manufacturing hits 26-year low Business briefs DNA links bones near plane crash site to Fossett Bailout, rescue, stimulus: It adds up to $2.6 trillion Dems' lofty goal: a filibuster-proof Senate

Recession: Are you ready? Pounding the virtual pavement Laid-off exec takes his pitch to the street Circuit City closing 155 stores Stocks end quiet session mixed ahead of election Everyone may win with bailout: Bobins Top investors also hit by market plunge Manufacturing falls to lowest in 26 years Twinkies to come in 100-calorie snack packs GM denied bailout money for merger: report Boeing machinists head back to work

Passion for conservation finds outlet in kid's book Debt crushing owner of Water Tower, Northbrook Machinists union ratifies pact with Boeing Chrysler remains troubled One in five owe more than their houses are worth Dangerous Dow up big Santa Rosa Press Democrat to cut newsroom jobs Def Jam says exec is dead

Microsoft sells itself short in ads Boeing exec: less design outsourcing in future Health care, defense poised to weather recession Motorola eliminates 4,800 jobs Business briefs

Walgreen: $4 generic drugs have hurt our sales Motorola struggles with fistful of failures Local TV stations ready to rock on election night Big banks may ease up on credit card debt Dow up 141 points as record month ends American consumers burrow, spend less Employment costs post modest gain Oil falls below $64 Asia markets mixed Winery benefits from lightweight glass Business brief Five mistakes Motorola has made

Demand for bullion soars Lisa Madigan sues maker of defective cribs Fed cuts key interest rate half-point to 1 percent Davies, '190 North' celebrate 10th year Motorola to lay off 3,000 after $397M 3Q loss White House defends banks Stocks open sharply higher Air fares rise at O'Hare 3 million could avoid foreclosure MillerCoors signs 15-year lease for headquarters World markets cheer Fed rate cut Complaints up over work pregnancy bias Jobless claims remain elevated U.S. lists first bank bailouts

$1 trillion Dow payday Target signs on for Wilson Yard store Obama wants to know: Can you take Tuesday off? Stocks end mixed in late slide after Fed rate cut Stranger saves woman from foreclosure Motorola to switch to Google's Android system, layoffs loom USG looking for ways to cut back after loss Economy: Durable goods numbers rise Pinching pennies? Not these proud pet parents Feds: Show them the money McD's taking slice from dollar menu Consumer confidence falls to historic low Business briefs

Hyde Park condos may replace shopping plaza Banks cashing in on you Cricket offers $45/month for cell service Cost of riding cabs going down Oil prices continue to fall Stocks rally as global shares jump Roller-coaster Dow good -- until last drop Home prices post 17 pct annual drop in August Boeing, machinists may end strike Booksellers' loss is Chicago Public Library's gain Whirlpool to cut 5,000 jobs next year Trib circulation falls as S-T rises Business briefs Cricket job fairs

Dohmen makes the case for a worst-case scenario Hickey Freeman opens 1st Chicago store Today's crisis lacks tech advances of past bubbles Wall St. crisis stings Bagby Stocks end lower as financials give up early gains September new home sales rise by 2.7 percent Lucrative deal in works of CME Mokena woman caught up in home-buying scam Sun-Times circulation up

IMF director gets to keep job despite affair Real success in a virtual world Companies start competing for bailout money Airlines say holiday bookings still strong

Massive overseas sell-off unhinges U.S. markets Mortgage company reported on by Sun-Times shut down Chicago teen wins entrepreneur award Chicago home sales down 16%, prices 10% Feds finance deal for national city Hollywood feeling economic pinch Bank employees see pay increase