In the Windy City, Valentine’s Day ideas are in the air

This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky It’s the 9th of February. So, you have five days to get your act together, fellas. But if you’re still struggling with how to butter up your sweetheart as the calendar […]

‘Chief Or Nothing’ Latest Rallying Cry For Illinois Students

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) College traditions aren’t widgets. You can’t just manufacture them. Nevertheless, down at my alma mater in Champaign, a student group is again trying to do just that by attempting to replace banished school symbol Chief Illiniwek – and, this time, another group of students is trying to stop […]

The Amazing Tale of Ottawa’s Radio Football Helmet of ’62

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … OTTAWA, Ill. (CBS) Colin Kaepernick hears voices in his head. But it’s not as if the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers needs to see a shrink before Sunday’s Super Bowl. After all, Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco hears voices, too. For that matter, so has every other NFL […]

This Year’s Big Ten Success Doesn’t Match 1989… Yet

Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) The Michigan Wolverines are the No. 1 team in the nation. The Indiana Hoosiers were the No. 1 team in the nation. And come Saturday night, those Big Ten titans will clash amongst the candy-striped crazies of Bloomington, Ind., pitting the Associated Press’ No. 1 and No. 3 […]