Category Archives: General

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Chicago is in Illinois. But in many ways, Illinois is still trying to get into Chicago. As part of its ongoing efforts to expand the Illini’s presence in the Windy City, the University of Illinois athletic department since just February has formed cross-promotional partnerships with the Chicago White […]

Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) For Notre Dame, ranked No. 1 in the land with a single regular-season game remaining, the door to the national championship is wide open. But the door to the Big Ten? Well, that’s almost closed. For everyone. Back in September, when the Fighting Irish announced that they were […]

This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Here in Illinois, we all live in the Land of Lincoln. And the same goes for Daniel Weinberg. Except that in Chicago, he’s spent the past four decades also working in […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) I’ve always found it odd that here in Illinois, despite being the fifth most populous state in the country, we have only three major college football programs. Out west, Colorado and Utah have just as many FBS schools. Kentucky does too. Even Indiana has four, while Michigan boasts […]

It’s been a down year for University of Illinois football. Have you noticed? However, things are off to a strong start for new Illini coach John Groce and his basketball team — both on and off the court. On Wednesday, Groce & Co. received Letters of Intent from five highly regarded recruits during the November […]

My piece today for ChicagoSide, which also appears in this week’s edition of Time Out Chicago … Over in South Bend, Domers are talking about a national title. Up in Evanston, Northwestern’s Wildcats are looking like a legitimate Big Ten team. And out in DeKalb, the directional arrow for Northern Illinois is pointing straight up—again. […]

Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Well, it’s that time of the year again. Time to gripe about the state of Soldier Field’s turf. Time to groan about how the Chicago Bears have not – and seemingly will not – replace the stadium’s natural grass surface with a synthetic one. And time to ask […]

Saturday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Two years ago, Nathan Scheelhaase was soaring. These days, though, the guy’s just sore. And so are University of Illinois football fans who not only are wondering what’s happened to their Fighting Illini team during this sadsack 2-7 season, but also what’s happened to their quarterback. Back in […]

This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Are the Chicago Bears simply halfway through the season, or are they already halfway to the Super Bowl? Well, time will tell. In fact, the next two weeks just might do […]

Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) The days are dark in Champaign right now. And it has nothing to do with the time change. At the University of Illinois, the football program is caught up in a tailspin so severe that an ETA on its actual crash landing remains unavailable. As a result, the […]