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Motorola Mobility, the Libertyville-based cellphone-maker with a longtime Chicago pedigree, will have Chinese ownership under a deal announced Wednesday.

Google, which owns Motorola Mobility, said it will sell the smartphone business for $2.91 billion to Lenovo, giving one of China’s most prominent technology companies a broader foothold in the United States.

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David Roman, Lenovo’s chief marketing officer, speaks at a press conference on October 29, 2013 in Los Angeles.
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