Townhouse Debate Sparks Spat Resident, Lawyer Trade Words; Matter Tabled
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By Jake Griffin Daily Herald Staff Writer  Nearly two hours of neighborly debate about the fate of 6 acres of farmland wedged between two tranquil ponds in central Naperville devolved into several shouting matches at Tuesday's city council meeting.
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By Geoff Schumacher  Believe it or not, even in this age of extreme partisanship, there are a few issues on which liberals and conservatives can agree.  Eminent domain is one of them. "Eminent domain" is not a phrase that a lot of people are familiar with.
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One person suggested that City Councilman Tom Rawles be taken out back and beaten. Another said someone should put a bullet in his head, and a third that he should be buried in the cement his construction company uses.
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Tempers flare over Va. Republicans' handling of controversial collective bargaining measure.
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A plan by landowners to build a house in Truro, Mass., has angered residents who say the house will obstruct a view made famous by the artist Edward Hopper.
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By STEVEN WARD  GONZALES - Going against the advice of the city attorney, the City Council voted 3-2 Monday to pay more than $30,000 in legal fees to a Donaldsonville attorney who said he came up short following his work on the Cabela's hunting and fishing store project.
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&quot;The fight doesn&#39;t always go to the biggest, strongest guy but that sure as hell is the way to bet.&quot;. So last night, in this town where The House is rarely wrong, where it lives off the near
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Mayor Thomas M. Menino's quest for new restaurant and telecommunications tax powers for Boston ran into a buzzsaw of business opposition yesterday.
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Two weeks after the fact, lawyers for the NBA and the players' union had their own little brawl. Attorneys for the two sides fought before an arbitrator and in federal court Friday, arguing over what avenues of appeal should be employed for the four players suspended by commissioner David Stern for fighting with fans during a Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons game.
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By JULIAN WALKER; OLYMPIA MEOLA  A group of Henrico County residents took issue with new homes proposed for their area, and they told their supervisors so. Their opposition could cost them more than $5 million.
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Lawyers and judges are pushing to have New York's divorce law changed, saying it is archaic and heightens hostilities between spouses.
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There&#39;s a new feud taking place in Lakerland this week, only this time the verbal war of words is between Newport Beach neighbors Karl Malone and Kobe Bryant and the exchanges are
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Authorities were trying to negotiate Wednesday evening with a man suspected of shooting and wounding at least three people in an apparent domestic dispute, then holing himself up in a home, possibly with a child hostage, officials and residents said.
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By Joy L. Woodson, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 21--For almost a year, Northeast Richland homeowner Michael Harvey and owners of a Shumaker Homes development have been at odds over property lines and something no one can live without -- water.
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Lawyers in the Michael Jackson case yesterday sparred over evidence seized from his personal assistant&#39;s home, including files labeled with Jackson&#39;s lawyer&#39;s name and evidence
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A plan before the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a 14-story apartment building is drawing opposition from some neighbors in the East 60's.
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PHOENIX, Arizona  - In recent weeks the battle lines in a heated debate in the United States over illegal immigration have been drawn across the sidewalk outside an Arizona furniture store.