Monthly Archives: August 2009

Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Where’s Marla Collins? Well, she’s right here The WISCH LIST Aug. 29, 2009 Right now, Cubs fans everywhere are in hiding. But few of them – save, perhaps, Steve Bartman – can likely steer clear of the spotlight as well as the one woman who […]

Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … (Area) Code-Breaking in Chicago The WISCH LIST Aug. 22, 2009 Drag a finger across the screen of my iPhone and you’ll find its phone book crawling with 815s and 217s. Keep on scrolling and you’ll come across 630s, 708s and 847s, along with a slew […]

For seven years, I lived and worked in Ottawa, Ill., writing about its people, places and things. And, hey, I love the town. But it’s, um, not perfect. Although, as the local Visitors Center  says in its silly slogan and these clever O-Towners say in their hilarious spoof of it, Ottawa is Serious Fun. Serious.

The Cubs can’t seem to drive baseballs very well these days, but they’re doing a heck of a job driving nails. And even though it’s still August, I’d say that the coffin the North Siders are building for their 2009 season is already almost complete. Perhaps the Ricketts family should just turn Wrigley Field into […]

Mad Men is back. And so is Don Draper. Here’s Don’s Guide to Picking Up Women in just four easy steps. Or so.

Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Bueller, Bueller … Anyone know the way to Shermer, Ill.? The WISCH LIST Aug. 15, 2009 Scour a roadmap of the Land of Lincoln, and you won’t find it anywhere. Plug the town’s name into Mapquest and you’ll get bupkiss. And if you ask a […]

… Well, gone tanning in South Florida is actually more like it. In any case, the Wisch List is taking the week off. But, I’ll be back with a  new column next week. See ya then.

Today’s Wisch List newspaper column from the Kankakee Daily Journal …   Bored of Trustees, Chief Illiniwek stirs   The WISCH LIST Aug. 1, 2009 The Chief is dead.   Or, is it long live the Chief?   “Chief Illiniwek is not dead,” said Steve Raquel, who portrayed the University of Illinois’ beloved – and […]