Dennis Byrne

Now that the Super Bowl is over, we can return fulltime to idolizing Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Just kidding. But now that I have your attention, does anyone think...

By now, anyone who has ever heard of the Super Bowl knows that for the first time a team in it will be coached by an African-American. Make that two:...

Now here's a news flash: Government subsidies help the rich more than the poor. This latest bulletin is from a new study concluding that 15 years of Illinois subsidies to...

Go ahead and just get it over with: Raise our taxes. Illinois' financial mess is driving the state to ruin unless a tax increase is part of the solution. For...

Now here's what should be a familiar story: One country--Ethiopia--got so fed up with waiting for the UN and the "international community" to do something about the threat of Islamic...

Hey, where did all those hurricanes go? You know, the ones that were supposed to be proof that the human race is to blame for global warming? We were warned...

It's Christmas morning and time to hit the pause button, thank God. Why does a holiday celebrated for peace and goodwill to all mankind create such anxiety, exhaustion, discord and...

You've only got a couple of weeks left before you must--by order of the state of Illinois--install a carbon monoxide detector within 15 feet of every bedroom in your home....

For as smart and high-powered as it is, the Iraq Study Group's hope, if not confidence, that the U.S. can successfully negotiate with Iran is stunningly naive. Despite all the...

Good thing that they're keeping a film about Christmas out of a Christmas festival on Daley Plaza. Christians, Jews and Muslims already have elbowed their way onto the plaza with...