From the Saturday, Jan. 9, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Wish lists are for Christmas. But Wisch Lists? Well, just like every year, they’re for New Years. Although, this new year, I’m a week late with my own after spending the […]
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12 things you never knew about Christmas
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 […]
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 […]
New startup wants to take you on ‘Detour’ of Chicago
From the Saturday, Nov. 28, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky In the spirit of the best Thanksgiving movie ever made, there are no faster ways to cross the country than planes, no more scenic ways to see the country than trains, […]
Sports & Social Media Week Chicago
Fun afternoon talking sports and social media at Illini Center with a great Social Media Week Chicago panel, including (from left to right) Ed Sherman, myself, Steve Raquel, Sahadev Sharma and Justin Breen.
Wisch List … on CLTV
It’s not every day that you talk baseball, leadership and college football with Walter Payton’s son … on live television. But Monday was one of those days when I joined host Jarrett Payton on CLTV Sports Feed to discuss Chicago Cubs phenom Kris Bryant unanimously winning the National League Rookie of the Year award, what […]
Can Illini football be fixed? You better believe it
From the Saturday, Nov. 14, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky You deserve better, Illini fans. Now, after years of watching University of Illinois football teams get kicked all over the gridiron, turning your heart from orange-and-blue to black-and-blue, I understand that […]