From the Saturday, Dec. 29, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST Wish lists are for Christmas. But Wisch Lists? Well, just like every year, they’re for New Year’s. As you read today’s column, I’m with my wife out in Los Angeles for the first leg […]
Category Archives: Chicago
Winter Meetings over, but Harper sweepstakes just heating up
From the Saturday, Dec. 15, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST With the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings winding down last Wednesday afternoon, uber-agent Scott Boras held court beneath a Christmas tree in Las Vegas to discuss the sweepstakes surrounding his prized client – Bryce Harper. […]
The key for the Cubs in 2019? It might be simple
From the Saturday, Oct. 13, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST On the second-to-last day of Major League Baseball’s regular season, the Chicago Cubs owned the best record in the National League. Three days later, their season was over. As much I wish the Cubs […]
Celebrating Chicago’s starring role in filmmaking history
From the Saturday, March 3, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST With the 90th Academy Awards taking place on Sunday night, all eyes are on Hollywood this weekend – especially Hollywood’s own, as it rarely has eyes for any place else when it comes to […]
Baseball is back to bury our Winter of Discontent
From the Saturday, Feb. 17, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST The Bulls are bad. The Blackhawks are bad. Illini basketball is bad. Northwestern’s is too. At 22-5, Loyola’s hoops are looking good – but, let’s be honest, the Ramblers are hardly going to get […]
Last-Minute Valentine’s Day plans for you lazy lovebirds
From the Saturday, Feb. 10, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST It’s not quite Valentine’s Day, but let’s be honest. If you haven’t already made your plans for Feb. 14, well, then I’d say you’re liable to be left out in the cold. Both by […]
Feel the love (of all kinds) in Chicago this February
From the Saturday, Jan. 27, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST It’s almost February, and in Chicago, love is in the air. Love of food. Love of science. Love of spirits, ales and ciders. Love of cars. Love of chocolate. Love of nature … What, […]
Never mind the Cubs, Sosa owes better to baseball
From the Saturday, Jan. 20, edition of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST I used to love Sammy Sosa. But these days? I don’t miss the guy. At all. And while many Cubs fans appear to want Sosa back in the organizational fold based on the social […]
It’s the time of the year to just weather it
From the Saturday, Jan. 13, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST Four years ago, statistician Nate Silver attempted to rank the most “unpredictable” weather cities in America by comparing the daily conditions of 120 municipalities to their long-range averages. What his research found was that […]
Livin’ on The Ledge
Today’s Wisch List newspaper column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Livin’ on The Ledge The WISCH LIST July 11, 2009 At the Sears Tower, they don’t just measure height in feet. They measure it in celebrities. Purchase a ticket for a trip to the top of North America’s tallest building and you’ll soon learn […]