From the Saturday, May 24, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky With the proposed addition of the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum nestled along Chicago’s lakefront, Mayor Rahm Emanuel envisions a glittering civic gem that would complete the city’s Museum Campus and offer […]
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Court Is The Last Place Cubs Need To Be
Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) At Wrigley Field, the Cubs played 13 innings against the New York Yankees on Wednesday afternoon. That’s a long time, but it may be nothing when compared to what Chicagoans could be forced to endure if the Cubs’ bitterly contested battle against the rooftop owners ends up going […]
How Does Hawks’ Run Compare To Bulls’ Three-Peats?
Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) They share a stadium, a color scheme and a collective history that’s produced eight championships over the past 23 years, with a strong chance for a ninth next month. But whose Chicago title run has been the best, the Blackhawks’, the Bulls’ or, well, the Bulls’? That topic […]
My slant on Chicago’s new ‘Tilt!’ attraction
From the Saturday, May 17, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky I have a confession to make: My viewpoint on Chicago’s newest tourist attraction is slanted. But then again, it really couldn’t be any other way considering how Tilt! (yes, with an […]
Groce’s Leadership A Bright Spot in Dark Illini Saga
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) The T-shirts lie. Basketball isn’t life. Not even when your life is basketball. And in light of the season-long suspension of Illini sophomore basketball player Darius Paul that was announced Tuesday and saw details emerge Wednesday, the University of Illinois is fortunate to have a hoops coach in […]
Rutgers’ Bad Rep A Scarlet Letter For Big Ten
Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) As the Big Ten heads into a big summer, it has a big problem. Because when the league announced in November 2012 that it was expanding eastward, the thought was that in addition to providing entrance into lucrative new media markets, the inclusion of Rutgers and Maryland into […]
Doggone It: Chicago still has great wiener options
From the Saturday, May 10, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky For encased meat aficionados in Chicagoland, these are truly the dog days. Last week, Portillo’s announced that it’s seeking a buyer for its 38 fast casual restaurants throughout the city and […]
May Days: Warm up to Chicago springtime events
From the Saturday, May 3, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky They say that April showers bring May flowers. But this week, May started off the same way that April ended. With showers. However, on the sunny side of things, there are […]
Big Ten Must Remember Roots While Branching Out East
My May 7 column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) This, my friends, is not your father’s Big Ten. “We’re thrilled to announce plans to host the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament in Washington, D.C.,” conference commissioner Jim Delany said Tuesday at a press conference in the nation’s capital, during which he unveiled a major geographical […]
NIU Should Push For Big 12 Membership
Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Of the three Division-I football programs in Illinois, only one has an SEC opponent on its schedule this season – or for any upcoming seasons. And it’s not either of the football programs that play in the Big Ten. Rather, it’s Northern Illinois. But that might not happen […]