Chicago voters would be asked to decide whether the city should make banks pay transfer taxes when they take a home through foreclosure under a proposal approved Wednesday by a key City Council committee.

For the second time in three years, Wal-Mart has failed to gain city approval to expand its store on Lone Tree Way into the company's first Supercenter in the East Bay.

By Jacquelyn Weiner A few years from now, the Omni area may be home to a hip, happening and very bright entertainment district if Miami commissioners approve zoning changes and an agreement today allowing a 10-acre development that has gained recent fame for its two massive media towers.

Members of the "Stop Heights Walmart" group came out in force to the City Hall meeting Tuesday to let officials get a glimpse of a small part of the opposition that has grown to more than 4,000 members in the past few weeks.

By Lachlan Labere - Salmon Arm Observer Published: July 27, 2010 6:00 PM Updated: July 27, 2010 11:38 PM Third reading: City council votes 5-2 in favour of amendments to allow shopping centre plan to go ahead.

The Oxnard City Council meets Tuesday night as the Oxnard Community Development Commission to discuss taking the first step toward eminent domain to take control of a building that is currently home to Pacific Oaks Federal Credit Union.