Dennis Byrne

Here's just one example of the destructiveness of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's proposed budget: It jeopardizes a $1.5 billion plan to unravel the spaghetti bowl of railroad yards that chokes the...

From the bowels of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration comes perhaps the most audacious power grab in memory, for a takeover of all mass transit and regional planning in the Chicago...

Apparently determined to establish himself as Illinois' own incarnation of the repulsive Democratic political consultant James Carville, David Axelrod immediately branded Jack Ryan, the Republican nominee for U.S. senator, as...

Apparently determined to establish himself as Illinois' own incarnation of the repulsive Democratic political consultant James Carville, David Axelrod immediately branded Jack Ryan, the Republican nominee for U.S. senator, as...

Great, just what you need--more commentary on Mel Gibson's controversial film, "The Passion of The Christ." Sorry, I couldn't help myself. It may have been the most powerful art, of...

Probably the most astute remark of this political season came from Gwen Ifill, senior correspondent for PBS' "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer." Commenting on Howard Dean's fall from front-runner to...

A year ago, a suburban Republican lusting after higher office was trying to explain privately to some constituents why he was about to betray them. He was recanting a promise...

How odd that in Illinois, the U.S. Senate race is listed at the top of the ballot, but it is not considered the "top of the ticket." Senator doesn't hold...

Please, someone explain why celibacy in the Catholic Church is a greater threat to our children than the "right" of sexual predators to wallow in virtual child pornography. Here are...

This is some strange war. When we are asked to sacrifice, what are we supposed to do? Spend. Some sacrifice. Get more stuff. Go out and buy. Clothes, computers, CDs,...