R. Bruce Dold

Judge Mort Zwick has kicked off his million-dollar run for the Illinois Supreme Court with a TV ad that makes you just want to give him a hug. It's all...

Look at that. Mealy-mouthed rhetoric won. A little over a year ago Steve Forbes tried out his new tough-guy gambit on a group of conservatives in Virginia. "Mealy-mouthed rhetoric and...

A few years ago I played golf with George Ryan at a public course on the outskirts of Springfield. It was real early, just past dawn, and we were waiting...

If there were any Democrats who weren't smitten by the winsome humility and effortless charm Al Gore exhibited in the New Hampshire debate Wednesday, they might start wondering if there...

This time, he got it right. Rich Daley had a captive audience last week when he gave his State of the City speech. Half the City Council was there. So...

There are only two politicians I can recall flat cussing me out. Plenty have screamed and ranted, but only two have reached way down in the gut for one of...

Money talks in politics. Sometimes it asks embarrassing questions. Like this one: Why is real estate developer Jerome Purze so interested in seeing Appellate Judge Mort Zwick get elected to...

I've decided where I want to be at midnight. The Walgreen's across from the office. Up at the counter they're selling a little furry snowman with a top hat called...

They all went to Springfield this week to do something about guns and violence. At least, that's why they said they were going. From the outcome so far, it looks...

The mantra of the gun lobby has been bumper-sticker simple and direct: Guns don't kill, people do. We don't need more gun laws, enforce the ones we've got. Simple, direct...