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Chicago Business News: 8/22

Yasmin Rammohan | August 22, 2011, 8:30 am

The iconic Wrigley Building may have found a buyer. Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 joins us to talk about that, some good news about the real estate market, and other top business stories.

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