From the Saturday, Sept. 5, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST The Illini football season was supposed to have kicked off last night. But, really, the action started last week when Illinois’ embattled athletic director Mike Thomas booted embattled head coach Tim Beckman […]
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Chicago’s summer doesn’t stop in September
From the Saturday, Aug. 29, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST In case you missed the photos on Facebook, everyone’s kids are back in school. But, you know, that hardly means that the summer is over. Up in Chicago, for example, it’s […]
U. of I.’s athletic house in need of a cleaning
From the Saturday, Aug. 22, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Thursday was Campus Move-In Day for incoming freshmen at the University of Illinois. Over the next several months that will be followed by Campus Move-Out Days for big names in the […]
Chicago’s suburban poaching a push at best for Illinois
From the Saturday, Aug. 8, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky With the announcement that Kraft will uproot its headquarters from Northfield to the Loop, Chicago clearly has established itself as Illinois’ Big (Mac and) Cheese when it comes to attracting business […]
There’s more than Lolla in Chicago this August
From the Saturday, Aug. 1, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky It’s Lollapalooza weekend in Chicago. Traditionally, that means hordes of hipsters, soaring temperatures and a blanket of sweltering humidity have rolled into town usually accompanied by an entourage of torrential downpours. […]
Wisch List on the air …
Last Friday afternoon, my pal Michael Carpenter — filling in for my other pals, Jeremy Werner and Lon Tay — had me on as a guest for ESPN Radio’s Tay & J Show in Champaign-Urbana to talk Cubs baseball, Illini basketball and football and U2 (yep, U2). Quick roundup: So far my expectations have been exceeded […]
Olympic-sized questions still loom over Chicago
From the Saturday, Sept. 25, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Come next summer, while Brazil is strutting its scantily-clad stuff down in Rio during a steamy Carnival-themed Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Summer Games, Chicago will find itself sitting out in […]
Summertime scorecard: Some winners, some losers
From the Saturday, July 18, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Some of today’s sports figures deserve greater recognition (Lou Henson) and some don’t (Pete Rose). Some local sports executives are worthy of big kudos (Theo Epstein) and some aren’t (Mike Thomas). […]
Chatting Cubs with ‘Wrigleyville Nation’
Last week was a wild one for the Chicago Cubs. And on Sunday night, the guys at the “Wrigleyville Nation” Podcast invited me on as a guest to chat about the week that was against the division rival Cardinals and crosstown rival White Sox. The pair can rival each other as the Cubs’ archrivals. Also during […]
Chicago’s July still delivering a bang
From the Saturday, July 11, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST The Independence Day hoopla is through, but Chicago still has plenty of fireworks left for the remainder of July – and not just because the Cubs and White Sox are tangling […]