http://www.linktochicago.com/news/2459383/beverage_giants_team_up_to_remove_schools_soda.htmlNatalie Zmuda, AdvertisingAge.com - As the beverage industry comes under assault with proposed sugar taxes in several parts of the country, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple Group have begun running print and TV ads touting their joint initiative to remove full-calorie soft drinks from schools across the country. The normally fierce rivals are collaborating on a three-year commitment that has led to an 88% decrease in calories from beverages shipped to schools since 2004.While the school Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:21 GMThttp://www.linktochicago.com/news/2459382/ravitch_unveils_plan_to_balance_ny_budget.htmlLt. Gov. Richard Ravitch has proposed a five-year plan for getting New York's state government's notorious overspending under control by requiring balanced budgets through the fiscal year.The proposal includes borrowing up to $2 billion a year for the next three years to right the state's finances. It would also create an independent financial review board under a law that would empower a governor to make spending cuts to balance budgets without the Legislature's approval.Lawmakers, however, wouThu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:21 GMThttp://www.linktochicago.com/news/2459381/silverstein_could_default_on_midtown_tower.htmlDeveloper Larry Silverstein, who has been feuding with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey over building towers at Ground Zero, faces imminent default on one of his existing office buildings: 575 Lexington Ave.The $325 million balance of the loan on the building, which Mr. Silverstein holds along with the California State Teachers Retirement System, was transferred to a special servicer on Wednesday, according to Fitch Rating. Special servicers try to salvage troubled loans for lenders. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:21 GMThttp://www.linktochicago.com/news/2459378/suburban_man_claims_insurance_firm_misled_him.htmlOne mistake with one insurance form and a suburban driver is out tens of thousands of dollars. It happened after a crash he didn't cause. As CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports, be careful what you sign.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:21 GMThttp://www.linktochicago.com/news/2459377/someone_you_should_know_anna_easter.htmlHer name is Anna Easter and she's in her 90s, but she's still running a business. Her energy and zest for life are something we can all be inspired by. CBS 2's Harry Porterfield says she's someone you should know.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:21 GMThttp://www.linktochicago.com/news/2459376/chavez_homers_twice_for_as_in_loss_to_white_sox.htmlBen Sheets still looks like a pitcher who hasn't worked in nearly a year and a half. His command isn't quite there and his fastball velocity is slightly down. Oakland's new $10 million ace still considered his short outing in a 9-5 loss Wednesday over the Chicago White Sox a step in the right direction.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:21 GMThttp://www.linktochicago.com/news/2459239/cubs_gm_hendry_lashes_out_at_milton_bradley.htmlCubs general manager Jim Hendry says Milton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:21 GMThttp://www.linktochicago.com/news/2459243/judge_sides_with_city_on_tavern_on_the_green_name.htmlA federal judge ruled Wednesday that New York City owns the rights to the name of the landmark restaurant in Central Park, Tavern on the Green.Closed since Jan. 1, the restaurant will be able to keep its famous name when it reopens. It is unclear, however, when the landmark eatery will once again welcome diners. Its new operator, Dean Poll, has not yet signed an agreement with the city or the union that represents the restaurant's 400 employees.The LeRoy family has run the restaurant since 1976 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:21 GMThttp://www.linktochicago.com/news/2459242/conn_ag_sues_moodys_s_p_over_ratings.htmlConnecticut's attorney general sued Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's over ratings the pair issued on risky investments.In a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal alleged Moody's and S&P knowingly assigned false ratings to complex investments that pushed the country into recession.The suit, which Mr. Blumenthal called the first of its kind against ratings agencies, is being brought under Connecticut's unfair trade practices law. The attorney general is Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:21 GMThttp://www.linktochicago.com/news/2459241/hat_retailer_to_expand_in_times_square.htmlAdrianne Pasquarelli - Cap retailer Lids is saying “hats off” to Times Square. The company, a division of Nashville-based Genesco Inc., recently signed two leases in the tourist-filled neighborhood, bringing its store count in the neighborhood to four.This spring, Lids will open a 1,000-square-foot Seventh Avenue shop at 2 Times Square, between West 47th and West 48th streets, in the same building where the retailer already has an outpost that opens onto Broadway. In the summer, LidsThu, 11 Mar 2010 06:20:21 GMT