R. Bruce Dold

The mayor is kicking around the idea that the city's aldermen should be forbidden to do anything but be aldermen. No other job, no other business. Daley doesn't really like...

Paralyzing blizzards set up Mayor Michael Bilandic for defeat, but it was bright sunshine on Feb. 27 that did him in. The fair weather on the day of the mayoral...

For years, the best thing about public education in Chicago has been the magnet school. You want to find a 9-year-old who speaks three languages and can build a working...

A letter came the other day from the Citizens Utility Board asking for money. The folks at CUB need my money because they are on a crusade against big business...

Last spring, Republican Gov. Jim Edgar tried to make his legacy by fixing the sorry way that state money goes to schools. He wound up getting embarrassed by his friends....

In sports, it's usually the high-flying hard-bodies with the gazillion-dollar contracts who whine about "loyalty" and "respect" when they don't get their way. And when they complain, everybody who's not...

There are two ways to deal with your credit cards. One is fun, the other keeps you out of trouble. The fun way is to say, I owe $10,000 to...

Election records show that Sen. Charles Percy narrowly lost his 1984 re-election bid to Rep. Paul Simon. Some people believe Percy got beat by a chameleon. You Simon-lovers, chill. That's...

Apart from taking his remarkable 68 percent approval rating and going home, Gov. Jim Edgar has created a big problem for the Republican Party in Illinois. He has blown its...

He's back, and he has converted. Al Salvi is planning to run in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate next year, with some changes. Al Salvi now supports gun...