Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … The Olympics are coming (I think) – is the future, too? The WISCH LIST Sept. 26, 2009 So, what will Chicago look like in 2016? How about in 2116? The former, of course, will have a great deal to do with whether or not the […]
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Chicago’s Olympic spirit running hot and cold
This week, in addition to my Wisch List column, I wrote a front-page news story for the Kankakee Daily Journal … Chicago’s Olympic spirit running hot and cold By Dave Wischnowsky For the Daily Journal CHICAGO — This past Sunday afternoon, the Magnificent Mile was teeming with both tourists toting their shopping bags and Bears […]
Be like Mike? Let’s Cut(ler) the hype
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Be like Mike? Let’s Cut(ler) the hype The WISCH LIST Sept. 19, 2009 When I was in high school, I owned a Nike T-shirt emblazoned with an image of Michael Jordan frozen in mid-jumper alongside the message: “He doesn’t live on Earth. He just shows […]
Feel our ‘Paign, Gov. Quinn
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Feel our ‘Paign, Gov. Quinn The WISCH LIST Sept. 12, 2009 Come this afternoon, I’ll hop in my car, point it south and zip down Interstate 57 to Champaign to root on my Fighting Illini in their home football opener. The trip will be my […]
Five rings, Two babies and One month to go
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Five rings, Two babies and One month to go The WISCH LIST Sept. 5, 2009 Pat Sandusky is in demand. On Monday evening, while sitting at a Wrigleyville watering hole and having a beer with an old Pony League Baseball teammate (me), the lead spokesman […]