This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky I’ve had A&W. I’ve had Mug. I’ve had Dad’s. And I’ve had Jaenicke’s. But never before have I had a root beer like the one that I drank – in moderation […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
A Giant Jumbotron at Wrigley? How About a Big Fat No
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) When the Tribune Company initially put the Chicago Cubs on the auction block back in 2007, I recall telling a friend how I was leery about someone as unpredictable as Mark Cuban ending up with the winning bid for the franchise. “Who knows what he might do,” I […]
Collins Will Heat Up The Illinois-Northwestern Rivalry
Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Northwestern and Illinois have always been in-state rivals. But they’ve never really been big rivals. In December 2011, Fighting Illini football coach Tim Beckman tried to make some noise in that regard when during his introductory press conference in Champaign, he announced that he would only call Northwestern […]
One Year After Hire, Illini Enjoying A Groce Profit
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. And one year ago, the Illinois basketball program, from its dismal regular-season performances to its disruptive postseason coaching search, wasn’t good. But, it turned out that the Illini – and, most significantly, athletic director Mike Thomas – were indeed lucky. […]
Budget cuts slashing the face of Chicago’s summer
This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … I’ve long considered it to be summer’s favorite city, but these days Chicago and the season aren’t getting along in quite the same way that they used to. Whether that’s a bad or good thing is up […]
Amaker Isn’t The Answer For Northwestern
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Since 1920, Northwestern has had just one basketball coach who actually was able to leave Evanston with a winning record – and probably his sanity – intact. Between 1927 and 1950, Arthur “Dutch” Lonborg went 236-203-1 (and 1?) for the Wildcats, capturing two conference titles along the way. […]
How Far Can The Fighting Illini Go?
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) The last time Illinois and Colorado squared off in a game that truly meant something, the Fighting Illini fell far behind, staged a furious comeback and escaped with a dramatic one-point victory. On the football field. On Sept. 15, 1990, the 9th-ranked Buffaloes invaded Memorial Stadium and stampeded […]
Wisch List on the air … in Quincy
Bright and early this morning, I got the chance to on the air once again with my buddy Josh Houchins, morning show host of WGEM SportsCenter on ESPN 1440 down in Quincy, Ill. We talked about Rosemont’s offer off free land to the Cubs in order to get the franchise to leave Wrigley Field for […]
How’s Life In Rosemont? The Cubs Should Ask DePaul
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) So, Rosemont wants the Chicago Cubs? Well, sure it does. After all, it’s about to lose the DePaul Blue Demons. And that should tell you something. On Monday afternoon, CSNChicago.com’s David Kaplan broke the story that Rosemont mayor Brad Stephens has offered the Cubs a 25-acre parcel of […]
Chicago still sweetest home for Big Ten Tourney
This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Years ago, I was told a story about a University of Iowa hoops fan who was making travel plans to attend the Big Ten Basketball Tournament in Chicago for the first […]