From the Saturday, April 16, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky The folks at the Internal Revenue Service may not give us any breaks, but it was nice of them to at least give us an extension this year. Even if it’s […]
Monthly Archives: April 2016
The Cubs’ business? It’s back to baseball
From the Saturday, April 11, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky A funny thing happened on the way to 2016. The Chicago Cubs became a baseball team again. Now, yes, the club technically played that sport at Wrigley Field from 2010 to […]
The best ‘Chicago’ pranks – No foolin’
From the Saturday, April 2, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST When it comes to April, people have been fooling each other for at least six centuries. So don’t be embarrassed if you fell for one on Friday. Well, you know, unless […]
For springtime events in Chicago, April reigns
From the Saturday, March 26, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky THE WISCH LIST By Illinois standards, this winter was a mild one. In Chicago, there were only four days below zero and just 17 with even a trace of snow. Over the two previous […]