Category Archives: General

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 […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Come the fall of 2016, the University of Illinois men’s basketball team will have a snazzy new home thanks to the State Farm Center renovations. But come the fall of 2015, the Illini won’t have a home at all – for a few games, at least – also […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) He has fame. He has riches. And he even has championship rings. What LeBron James doesn’t yet have is the basketball legacy that he desires – and, honestly, the one that an NBA player of his caliber probably deserves. But, you know, that’s his own fault. Because if […]

From the Saturday, July 5, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky The fireworks may be over this July, but in Chicago the fun isn’t. And neither is the food. Or the music, for that matter. In fact, there’s perhaps no better month […]

From the Saturday, June 28, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky It’s 332 miles from downtown Chicago to downtown Des Moines, but from the doldrums that is Chicago baseball this summer, it’s a world away – and a worthwhile road trip. Last […]

My June 28 column from CBSChicago.com … (CBS) It’s been so long since the IHSA boys’ basketball state tournament left Champaign that when it was last held in town, the high school players in the Class of 2015 weren’t even born yet. Neither were those in the Class of 2014, for that matter. And that’s simply far […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) It’s still in Iowa, but these days the Field of Dreams exists about 190 miles southwest of Dyersville, just outside downtown Des Moines. Or at least it sure does for Chicago Cubs fans. That’s because Principal Park, home of the Triple-A Iowa Cubs located at the confluence of […]

From the Saturday, June 21, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST Soccer may be considered the world’s sport. But in Chicago, it belongs to The Globe. And on Monday morning when I walked into The Globe – the North Side pub that’s […]

Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) LeBron James isn’t Michael Jordan. Even if he lived up the bawdy proclamation that he issued four years ago upon taking his talents to South Beach and was to actually win, “Not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven” NBA championships for […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) With trade rumors swirling and scouts descending upon the games he starts, it seems as if almost every team in Major League Baseball is interested in Jeff Samardzija these days. So, it’s nice to reportedly see the Cubs interested in him, as well. And not just as a […]