Author Archives: Dave

From the Saturday, Aug. 2, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Summers are cool in Chicago. These days, that’s both figuratively and literally. One year ago, we experienced an unseasonably brisk June, July and August, and this time around both June and […]

Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) When it comes to the Chicago Bulls’ championship hopes this coming season, there’s no player more important to the franchise than Derrick Rose. That would be the case even if Carmelo Anthony were joining him in Chicago this fall. Anthony won’t be, of course. And according to Sun-Times […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) The Chicago White Sox aren’t known for drawing a crowd. In fact, they’re often known for not drawing one. But after this past weekend in Cooperstown, N.Y., perhaps that should change. Because fans of the South Siders showed up in droves Sunday to cheer on favorite son Frank […]

From the Saturday, July 26, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Four summers ago, my dad, my brother and I, clad in our Chicago Cubs T-shirts and jerseys, sat on the grassy lawn in Cooperstown, N.Y., and cheered loudly as former Cubs […]

Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas are all entering Cooperstown this weekend as first-ballot Hall of Famers. Craig Biggio and Mike Piazza might make it next year. Jack Morris’ eligibility has run out. Jeff Bagwell has a decent chance at some day earning induction, while Tim Raines, […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Does the University of Illinois need to loosen its stringent admissions standards for athletes in order to compete at football’s highest level? Or does it instead need to elevate its standards for hiring football coaches? Based on more than two decades of watching Illini teams play largely subpar […]

From the Saturday, July 19, edition of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky On Wednesday, the best thing to hit Chicago in decades turned 10. It was back on July 16, 2004, when Mayor Richard M. Daley sliced a red ribbon to officially welcome […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Over the past season-and-a-half, Chicago’s two baseball teams are a combined 86 games under .500. Good seats aren’t just available at U.S. Cellular and Wrigley Field – they’re plentiful. And so far this summer, both the Cubs and the White Sox have found themselves largely overshadowed by the […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Four times in the past eight years, the No. 1 high school basketball player in the nation has called Illinois home. Yet, none of them have ended up calling Illinois home in college. In 2007, Simeon’s Derrick Rose chose Memphis over the University of Illinois. In 2011, Anthony […]

From the Saturday, July 12, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST It isn’t July’s most popular revolutionary holiday – I’m pretty sure you know what that is – but come Monday evening, the celebration of Bastille Day will very much be a […]