Category Archives: General

My Feb. 11 column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) On Monday, the temperature reached 61 degrees in Sochi. Here in Chicago, it bottomed out at minus-2. Perhaps rather than chasing the Summer Olympics, we should have put in a bid to host the Winter Games instead. After all, they could attach a ski jump to […]

From the Saturday, Feb. 8, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky There are hotel rooms without doorknobs and with toxic tap water. There are stray dogs roaming the streets – and then vanishing off them to who knows where. There are unfinished […]

Saturday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Separated by 140 miles, four counties and countless cornfields, State Farm Center down in Champaign and Wrigley Field up in Chicago wouldn’t seem to have a whole lot in common. But here in 2014, you can expect to hear, “Wait ’til Next Year” at both venues. In fact, at State […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Around the country, Wednesday was National Signing Day for college football programs. But for University of Illinois fans, it was Sighing Day, too. Illini coach Tim Beckman’s third recruiting class ranked 13th out of 14 Big Ten teams, according to 247sports.com’s composite rankings, which was one spot behind […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) In spite of its taxes, politics and potholes, Chicago is a super city. But it isn’t a Super Bowl city. And it shouldn’t be. No matter how much you, the Bears or Mayor Rahm Emanuel might want it to be. That is, not unless Emanuel takes out another […]

From the Saturday, Feb. 1, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky One night a few weeks ago, I was headed northbound on the Dan Ryan when I noticed something off-kilter about the twinkling Chicago skyline looming beyond my car’s windshield. It was […]

Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) As we enter February, the days are supposed to be getting longer. But for the Illinois basketball team, they’re still looking awfully dark. Caught up in a six-game tailspin, the Illini not only are showing a shooting percentage that makes the polar vortex look downright toasty, but they […]

Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Just when you thought you’d heard the words “Notre Dame football” and “expansion” for the last time, the Fighting Irish went and brought them up again on Wednesday. Granted, Notre Dame meant expansion in a different way. But potential fan concerns about the school’s construction goals still made […]

My Jan. 28 column from CBS Chicago  … (CBS) Generally, contract extensions and pay raises come as a result of success. But for University of Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas, apparently the hope in Champaign is that they’ll lead to success instead. Last Thursday, Illinois’ third-year athletic director was awarded by the school’s board of […]

From the Saturday, Feb. 25, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky  In Chicago, they like to do things big. Such as Restaurant Week, which actually lasts for two. The city’s 2014 Restaurant Week(s) – which involves participating restaurants offering three-course lunches for […]