From the Saturday, Jan. 31, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST What is love? According to Chicago’s Newberry Library, that was the question Googled most frequently in 2014, while “how to kiss” topped the list of how-to queries. So, if you’re among […]
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Illini Basketball’s One Silver Lining
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … By Dave Wischnowsky – (CBS) Right now, when it comes to NCAA Tournament bids, the Big Ten is looking a little small. In ESPN’s latest edition of “Bracketology,” Jim Delany’s 14-team conference had only six schools in the projected 68-team field. League leader Wisconsin was listed as a two-seed, […]
Unveiling Chicago’s best shortcuts and tricks
From the Saturday, Jan. 24, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Chicago can be a tricky place to navigate. When I moved to the city nearly a decade ago, I quickly discovered that I didn’t know what I didn’t know about living […]
Welcome To Chicago’s Golden Age Of Coaching
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) One of them has already won two titles. Another has been to two title games. A third has guided a team to a championship series, while a fourth has designs on getting his squad to one of those this season. It’s time to sit back and smile, Chicago. […]
Some conventional thoughts about the 2015 Cubs
From the Saturday, Jan. 17, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Five years ago, I attended my first-ever Cubs Convention in Chicago, and the team promptly went 75-87 during the 2010 season. I haven’t been back since. And, really, neither have the […]
Illini Fighting Way Back Into NCAA Tourney Contention
Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Just when it looked like all was lost for Illinois basketball, suddenly, it isn’t at all. Only nine days ago, Illini coach John Groce’s program was engulfed in both gloom (an 0-2 Big Ten record after a 77-61 setback at Ohio State) and doom (leading scorer Rayvonte Rice […]
Warm thoughts about Chicago’s winters – really
From the Saturday, Jan. 10, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky In Chicago, winter is about as popular as City Hall. Both can be terribly taxing. And last month, with the Great Polar Vortex still wintry fresh in our minds, Chicago Tribune […]
Short-Handed Illini Just Can’t Get A Leg Up
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Seemingly, it’s been years since Illini basketball last caught a break. And then this week, when it finally did? Well, it was completely the wrong kind. Namely, the fractured-left-hand-of-your-best-player-during-practice kind of break, which seems so terribly cruel to a struggling team and a suffering fan base, yet also so […]
Wisch Lists are for New Year’s
From the Saturday, Jan. 3, issues of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Wish lists are for Christmas. But Wisch Lists? Well, just like always, they’re for New Year’s. And I’ve been waiting almost 30 years for this one. Although, we’re already three days […]
Groce, Illini Need To Tackle The Big Ten
Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) The University of Michigan band has been asked back early from winter break. Ticket prices for the Wolverines’ Big Ten hoops opener are reportedly through the roof. And across the country, all eyes will be on Ann Arbor this afternoon. But it isn’t because the Illinois Fighting Illini […]