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For once, some good news for people who own stock in Sears Holdings Corporation. No, the company still isn’t profitable, but it’s raising cash by selling off some assets.  

There's a lot of excitement surrounding Groupon's decision to sell shares to the public. Morningstar IPO Strategist Bill Buhr says there will definitely be buyers, but he's concerned about how long the excitement will last."

North suburban-based Walgreen Company has announced it's buying a web site for more than $400 million.

Chicago homeowners could see the value of their houses drop another 5.8 percent this year – a bigger drop than the nation as a whole. That forecast comes from Clear Capital, a company that does home appraisals for big banks. Eric Landry is a housing analyst with Morningstar in Chicago.