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 […]

Jon Lester’s Deal Isn’t About 6 Years – It’s About 1

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Is Jon Lester really worth $155 million? Probably not. Was Alfonso Soriano really worth $136 million? Definitely not. But would a Cubs World Series championship be worth either price? Oh, you bet it would. Since last week when the Cubs signed ace left-hander Lester to the richest deal […]

Chicago’s best brewery taprooms will fill you with cheer

From the Saturday, Dec. 13, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Santa may be fine with milk and cookies, but for other elves age 21 and over with an interest in something a bit stronger, there’s plenty of “Christmas Cheer” to be […]

Our sports stocking is stuffed with both naughty and nice

From the Saturday, Dec. 6, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky ’Tis the season to be jolly. Especially if you’re Illini football coach Tim Beckman, who somewhat miraculously – check that, completely miraculously – pulled off two late-season Big Ten victories and […]

Christmas events warm up Chicago during December

From the Saturday, Nov. 29, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Besides summertime, there’s no better time in Chicago than Christmastime. Michigan Avenue is awash in glittering lights. The windows at Macy’s on State Street burst with festive fun. And people everywhere […]