Category Archives: General

Wayne, meet Happy. Happy, meet Wayne …

Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) The Chicago Bears are retiring the retirement of numbers. On May 24, the team announced that next season Mike Ditka will become the 14th Bear to have his jersey number retired – and that he will also be the last. With more retired numbers than any NFL franchise, […]

This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky The Rolling Stones may have grown out of London. But it’s in Chicago where their roots actually lie. Back in 1960, former childhood pals and classmates Keith Richards and Mick Jagger […]

Saturday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) The Cubs still need great pitching. But in the first round of Thursday’s MLB Draft, the team instead got a potentially great third baseman in San Diego slugger Kris Bryant. And that could be great. But, as the Chicago Sun-Times’ Gordon Wittenmeyer wrote on Friday it’s “a move […]

Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) In the entire country, there is no nonconference college basketball rivalry better than Illinois-Missouri. But in all of America, there was no nonconference college football rivalry worse than Illinois-Missouri. Nevertheless, the St. Louis Sports Commission wants to rekindle the series that saw the Illini and the Tigers clash […]

Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) When the Illinois basketball team headed down to Texas for the NCAA Tournament this spring, the eyes of Illini Nation weren’t just fixed upon them. They were fixated. When the Illinois football team qualifies for a bowl game – even if it’s only the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl […]

This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST June is here, so summer must be. Of course, that’s what I thought about Memorial Day too. But while we may still be waiting for the weather to truly get – […]

Saturday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) In life, there are precious few win-wins. But when one does actually come along? Well, it’s a shame to not take advantage of it. Nevertheless, that appears to be the path that the University of Illinois is choosing to take when it comes to the issue of Chief […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) When it comes to numbers, I don’t trust the city of Chicago. And the more numbers that come out regarding DePaul University’s proposed $173 million basketball arena near McCormick Place, the less I find myself trusting them. Earlier this month, I questioned just how much the city and […]

Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Over the past few years – and months – Notre Dame has taken its share of big hits. But what the university hasn’t taken is big responsibility. Until this weekend, that is. On Saturday night, news broke that Notre Dame starting quarterback Everett Golson, who led the Irish […]