From the Saturday, Oct. 5, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … Seeking their fourth manager in four seasons, the Chicago Cubs have a sales job on their hands this fall. But is what they’re selling something that anyone actually wants to buy into, or is it nothing more […]
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Seeing Red In Illini’s First Big Ten Trip To Nebraska
Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) In June 2010, I was walking to my gym in Chicago when I spotted a vanity plate on a BMW parked in the lot outside. It read: “CHI TWN” – on a Nebraska plate. A moment later, the car’s owner – a Chicagoan now living in Omaha – […]
Illini Short On Expectations, Long On Experience
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Last season was a pleasant surprise. Next season looks to be promising. But what exactly would you call this season for the University of Illinois basketball team? A mystery, I suppose. Although, by March, I still suspect that the Illini’s 2013-14 campaign could turn out to be a […]
Stability – Not Sveum – Is Cubs’ Biggest Problem
Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) On Monday when explaining the reasons behind his dismissal of Dale Sveum as manager of the Chicago Cubs, team president Theo Epstein spoke of youth. And then he spoke of love. But he didn’t mention romance, which is of course AWOL at Wrigley Field after 197 soul-crushing losses […]
Chicago’s Central Standard offers a great time to dine
From the Saturday, Sept. 29, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky I love the Central Time Zone. Prime time starts at 7. The nightly news comes on at 10. NFL games kick off at noon. Perfect. To me, the timing of our […]
Cubs, White Sox Just Two Losses Away From History
Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) In some cities, they talk about magic numbers this time of the year. But in Chicago, circa 2013, the only ones we know are tragic ones. And we’re rapidly closing in on a particularly ignominious numeral. Back in June, I first wrote about how the Cubs and White […]
Have You Forgiven Derrick Rose?
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Does Chicago owe Derrick Rose an apology? On Monday, in his column at bulls.com, Sam Smith posed that question. But I think I have an even more relevant one to ask about Rose: Have you forgiven him yet? On Friday, the Chicago Bulls will open their 2013-14 training […]
My solution to U. of I.’s in-state enrollment problem
From the Saturday, Sept. 21, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky The University of Illinois has an enrollment problem. And I have a problem with the university’s enrollment. But I also have an enrollment solution. Or, at the very least, I have […]
Fire Sveum? Only If Cubs Fire Up Roster
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) With 190 losses (and counting) in two seasons, the Cubs are a hot mess. And now, their manager is apparently on the hot seat. Although, my burning question about Chicago’s Less-and-Less Lovable Losers has little to do with their manager and more about when they plan to start […]
Calling For An Illini Football Encore In Chicago
Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Losing isn’t fun. However, with that said, the way that Illinoislost to Washington at Soldier Field on Saturday was more enjoyable than pretty much the entirety of the 2012 football season. Against the Huskies, the Illini competed. They rallied. And they didn’t embarrass themselves in a 34-24 decision […]