Paperback RowPaperback books of particular interest.QUICK POLLSKOKIE, IL-Two local real estate executives have seized on the down market to create a new real estate firm.Yahoo partners with TwitterYahoo Inc. has formed a global partnership with Twitter to integrate Twitter’s real-time social experiences.Business Briefs: March 1, 2010Sybse buys Aleri; CA, Magic Software and Microsoft report earnings Visit website for full story...Budtenders help medical marijuana patients choose strains that fit their needsHere's a job title that didn't exist around here a couple of years ago: budtender. That would be the person helping a medical marijuana patient select the proper strain to treat his or her ailment.43 blunders that have haunted the LeafsBrian Burke said it himself: In a league of 30 teams, the odds of winning a Stanley Cup at least once in 30 years should be pretty damn good.Zoeller may expand fight of East Chicago casino dealA week after the City Council in East Chicago, Ind., deadlocked on a vote to approve a deal with private firm Second Century Inc. to settle a five-year court battle, a new vote is planned today.Chicago up 2 among 'most wired'Forbes magazine ranks Chicago No. 19 on its list of \"Most Wired\" cities, behind smaller venues such as Raleigh, N.C., Seattle, Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. Chicago ranked No. 21 last year.Forbes uses information such as the number of people with high-speed Internet access and the number of public Wi-Fi high-speed hot spots available. The list, released Tuesday, follows by six months a ...NHL: New York Islanders 5, Chicago 3UNIONDALE, N.Y., March 2 (UPI) -- Blake Comeau notched the first hat trick of his NHL career Tuesday as the New York Islanders skated past Chicago 5-3.Chicago schools cut spring sophomore sportsBudgetary conditions have prompted Chicago Public Schools to halt all spring sophomore sports, according to a memo obtained by the Tribune. District sports director Calvin Davis sent the memo to school athletic directors today saying that only varsity and freshman teams will be allowed to practice for now. The memo, which some coaches called confusing, comes at the last possible moment for ...Chicago man reportedly attacked with sword in DavenportDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police say a Chicago man was seriously injured when he was attacked with a sword outside a Davenport, Iowa, tavern.
