From the Saturday, Dec. 26, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST Ever wonder how much it would cost if your “one true love” actually did give you everything listed in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”? Let’s just say it would […]
Monthly Archives: December 2015
His Kind of Town, Chicago Was
From the Saturday, Dec. 19, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky On Dec. 12, 1915, inside a ramshackle upstairs tenement in Hoboken, N.J., Francis Albert Sinatra entered the world weighing a whopping 13.5 pounds. He then went on to become larger than […]
Wisch List on the Air … in Champaign
It’s not just the holidays that make things hectic this time of the year. Sports can do that too. And on Friday they certainly did with the Chicago Cubs signing prized free agent outfielder Jason Heyward and stealing him away from the archrival St. Louis Cardinals, in the process. Couple that with Illinois’ ongoing search […]
Holiday events keeping December hot in Chicago
From the Saturday, Dec. 12, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky December itself is almost half over. But, in many ways, the holiday season has still barely begun. Up in Chicago, I’ve often said that besides summertime, there’s no better time to […]
Short-term hire opens up Illinois’ long-term potential
From the Saturday, Dec. 5, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky There are no guarantees in life. But there are wise decisions. And while a sizable swath of Illini Nation has vociferously disagreed with me online this week – thank you, Twitter […]