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The Tri-State area's number one source for News and Information. Hoping to win over some of the gourmet coffee crowd from Starbucks, McDonald's is opening its first U.S.-based McCafe this week in downtown Chicago after enjoying success with the concept in Australia and elsewhere. If it takes off, it could be a great new thing for McDonald's. It's a good complement to their existing restaurants,'' said Douglas Christopher, analyst for Crowell, Weedon and Co. in Los Angeles. Other recent innovations include menu additions, a prototype diner in Kokomo, Ind., and adding such chains as Boston Market, Chipotle Mexican Grills and Pret A Manger.