Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) In sports, as in life, there’s no more haunting question than, “What if?” That’s something, of course, that fans of the Chicago Cubs know all too well. What if the Cubs hadn’t fallen apart down the stretch in 1969? What if Greg Maddux had never left for Atlanta? […]
Monthly Archives: October 2014
In Illinois, our sports teams are more tricks than treats
This week’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST It’s still almost a week until Halloween, but here in the Land of Lincoln, we hardly need to wait until Oct. 31 to experience a scare. After all, our local sports […]
Groce, Illini Still Just Missing On Big-Time Recruits
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) It’s a tough time to be an Illini fan. The football program has lost 24 of its last 25 Big Ten games. The basketball program has missed four of the last seven NCAA Tournaments. And on Tuesday, Illini hoops coach John Groce ended up on the short end […]
‘Open House Chicago’ grants entrance to exclusive spots
From the Saturday, Oct. 18, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky At some point you’ve strolled past an interesting building in Chicago and thought, “I really wish I could see what’s inside.” Well, this weekend, you actually can. Through Open House Chicago, […]
Rodgers Not The First NFL QB Illini Dropped The Ball On
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) These days, he torments the orange and blue faithful at Soldier Field. But on Tuesday, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers took a moment to instead torment the fans down in Champaign when he told “The Dan Patrick Show” that he actually wanted to play college ball for […]
In Chicago this month, wine tasting can be a ‘Riot’
From the Saturday, Oct. 11, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST It may be best known these days for its craft breweries, the creative cocktails that the trendy crowd sips downtown during wild nights out and the blue-collar guys perched on barstools […]
Badgers Shows Us Illini Football Can Be More
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Is Illinois football simply what it is? Or can it be something more? On Wednesday, with the sorry state of the Illini as our topic of online discussion, one of my Twitter pals asked me, “At some point, after decades and decades, aren’t you kind of what you […]
It’s Time To Let Tim Beckman Go
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) At the University of Illinois, he was never the right fit. But now, with a 1-17 Big Ten record after Illinois’ humiliating 38-27 home loss to lowly Purdue on Saturday, it’s painfully clear that Tim Beckman and major college football go together about as well as a right-handed […]
Controversial professor fails to learn his own lesson
From the Saturday, Oct. 5, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST If a professor doesn’t learn a lesson from his own mistake, should we then have faith in that professor’s ability to teach lessons to others? That’s a question I have for […]
Making a plug for ‘Pug’
This Wisch List column originally appeared in the The Daily Times (Ottawa, Ill.) in 2004, and is included in my published book, “Northern IlliNOISE: Tales of a Territory.” Making a plug for ‘Pug’ The WISCH LIST March 30, 2004 Back in the 1920s, newspaper editors in Chicago loved Russ Daugherity the way they loved a […]