Author Archives: Dave

From the Saturday, June 14, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST It’s so impressive that last summer when one of my wife’s friends visiting from the East Coast laid her eyes upon Lake Michigan for the first time, she shouted out in […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) With its brutal winter weather and a stadium that’s far too small, Chicago has no business hosting a Super Bowl. But an NFL Draft? Well, yes, the Windy City absolutely should host that. And come 2015, NFL Media senior analyst Gil Brandt believes that it indeed will. “If […]

From the Saturday, June 7, edition of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky It’s been a big week for the Chicago Cubs. They had the draft. They actually pulled off a walk-off wins over the Mets and Marlins. And they continued to play against […]

Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) During the 2004-05 college basketball season, Rashad McCants rarely went to class at the University of North Carolina. His tutors wrote his term papers. And he probably should have been academically ineligible when his Tar Heels beat Illinois, 75-70, in the national championship game. At least, that’s what […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) When their turn comes around this evening in the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft, Chicago Cubs executives Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have insisted that they’ll select the best player available with the No. 4 pick. But should they, if that player isn’t a pitcher? Shedding light […]

Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) It’s June. So, where’s Kris Bryant? Well, on Monday night, the No. 2 pick of the 2013 MLB First-Year Draft was down in Tennessee blasting his 18th home run of the season for the minor league Smokies and driving in three runs to stretch his Southern League-leading mark […]

From the Saturday, May 31, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky These days, it seems that rooftops are constantly in the news in Chicago. But rarely for enjoyable reasons as the tiresome saga at Wrigley Field between the Chicago Cubs and the […]

Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) All’s fair in love and war. And perhaps college football recruiting. Although, this week, the SEC – of all leagues – is arguing otherwise now that Notre Dame and Penn State, a pair of (gasp!) northern schools, have declared their intention to invade the south’s fertile recruiting turf […]

From the Saturday, May 24, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky With the proposed addition of the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum nestled along Chicago’s lakefront, Mayor Rahm Emanuel envisions a glittering civic gem that would complete the city’s Museum Campus and offer […]

Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) At Wrigley Field, the Cubs played 13 innings against the New York Yankees on Wednesday afternoon. That’s a long time, but it may be nothing when compared to what Chicagoans could be forced to endure if the Cubs’ bitterly contested battle against the rooftop owners ends up going […]