Last Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Much like the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest, we’ve already seen the best that the MLB Home Run Derby has to offer. The event is both tired and, at three hours long, tiring. As a result, it’s in desperate need of some juice. No, not that kind. (Although, […]
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French Market culinary experience is a world apart
This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … Two hundred and twenty-four years ago this weekend, the people of Paris, fed up with their nation’s monarchy, famously rose up and stormed the Bastille, marking the flashpoint of the French Revolution. In the process, they also […]
Lynch Can Make Heisman History Without Winning It
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) While walking through the West Loop on Monday, I spotted a moving truck poking out from a loading dock down a side street. On its cardinal hood, the vehicle bore the name “HUSKIE 1” while its trailer shouted “GO HUSKIES,” along with a Northern Illinois University logo. Now, […]
Illini’s Beckman Struggling To Tackle In-State Recruiting
Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Tim Beckman’s Fighting Illini may play in the state of Illinois, but the coach’s local recruiting efforts continue to exist in a state of dysfunction. On Monday, in the latest dig at the Illini’s shaky leader, SI.com columnist Stewart Mandel named Beckman as one of the five worst […]
The Cubs Need To Extend Garza, Not Trade Him
Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Guys who can pitch like Matt Garza don’t grow on trees. Neither do guys who can pitch like Jeff Samardzija. So, why is it then that one guy is widely considered to be part of the Chicago Cubs’ so-called “core,” while the other is widely considered to be […]
‘The Screen’ at Millennium Park is a marvel – once it works
From the Saturday, July 6, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky In Chicago, “The Screen” is impressive. But it also has a glitch. Or, at least, it certainly did this week when Millennium Park’s enormous new $550,000 LED outdoor display – called […]
Big Ten, ACC Set To Battle Over The Big Apple
Saturday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) It’s said that Chicago is pro sports town, and it is. But it’s also home to hundreds of thousands of passionate Big Ten alumni – not to mention all those Notre Dame grads and fans – which very much makes the Windy City a stronghold for college sports […]
We’re Living In The Golden Age Of Chicago Sports
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) They don’t call this place the Windy City because we win. But, come to think of it, maybe they should. That’s because even though Chicago historically has been as synonymous with sports futility as any city in America – or maybe that’s just the Cubs – the loser […]
Fun is in season, even if Chicago’s summer isn’t yet
This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky It’s almost July. But we’re still waiting for summer to arrive in Chicago. Between the rain and the gloom and the gloom and the rain, it’s also been kind of chilly. […]
Remembering The Best Of The Bulls’ Celebrations
My June 28 column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) So multitudinous were the Blackhawks fans swarming downtown Chicago on Friday morning that when the gates to Grant Park were opened to let them in, one of my Facebook friends said it looked like a scene out of “World War Z.” Eat it up, Chicago. After […]