Monthly Archives: September 2010

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … Jest a lot of problems with Blago’s retrial The WISCH LIST Sept. 25, 2010 Mayor Daley is stepping down. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been stepping out. And the rest of Illinois’ politicians are stepping up their game – or, at least, their […]

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … Arrested developments: Chicago Police vs. City Hall The WISCH LIST Sept. 18, 2010 I live in Chicago, where the taxes are outrageous, the politics crooked and the parking tickets plentiful. And I live in Chicago, where the streets are clean, the public […]

Due to Caller ID, the Age of Cranks Calls is over. But the Age of Crank Texts is now upon us, thanks to this guy who has a lot of time on his hands so he sends texts to random numbers. Some respond.

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … Chicago Baseball: Win, Lose … and Draw? The WISCH LIST Sept. 11, 2010 The Bears open tomorrow. The Fighting Illini home opener is tonight. And next weekend, the Blackhawks already have a sell-out at the United Center … for a practice. But […]

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … A Game of Numbers For the Cubs and White Sox, attendance figures tell a tale. But what’s their story? The WISCH LIST Sept. 4, 2010 Like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and Area 51, some things in life are just meant to […]