Is there any hope for Illinois football this season — or next? What are the hopes for Illinois basketball in 2012-13? Are the Cubs completely hopeless with the pitching staff they have (or don’t have). And how hopeful should we be about the Bears this year, are they really as good as they’ve looked. I […]
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Eight Star Athletes Who Became Politicians
Today’s CBS Chicago column … (CBS) The American presidency is no stranger to American sports. Gerald Ford played center and linebacker for the University of Michigan. George H.W. Bush was a first baseman at Yale. And Richard Nixon… well, he liked to bowl. As gifted as those men might have been at their respective sports […]
Elect for holiday fun in Chicago this November
Saturday’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Come Tuesday when you step up to the voting booth, you’ll have the option of turning to the left or turning to the right. But in Chicago this November, you don’t have […]
Is The Country’s Best College Football Player At … NIU?
Saturday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Forget Tuscaloosa and Baton Rouge? Never mind Eugene and Gainesville? And don’t bother searching Columbus or South Bend? Perhaps. Because, if you’re looking for the best college football player in the country, you might not need to look very far. He could be in DeKalb. Really. “I have […]
Is This Northwestern’s Best Team Since The Rose Bowl?
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) I can remember Sept. 2, 1995, like … Well, not like it was yesterday, but I can certainly remember it. That afternoon, I was sitting with a pack of buddies in the Block I student section at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, having just started my sophomore year at […]
When Exactly Will Illinois Football Win Again?
Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Just when you think things can’t get any worse for Fighting Illini football, the schedule shows this: “Nov. 3., at Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio, 2:30 p.m. CT.” And then you think to yourself, “Well, crap.” Or, you know, something along those lines. This past Saturday, after even lowly […]
Wisch List on the air … in Quincy
Another weekend, another Illini loss. Sigh. Early this morning, I was invited onto the radio airwaves down in Quincy, Ill., to share my latest thoughts about the (increasingly sorry) state of University of Illinois football and the job status of both head coach Tim Beckman and athletic director Mike Thomas with my buddy Josh Houchins […]
Scaring up the most haunted places in Chicago
This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky While driving out of Chicago on Interstate 55 last weekend, I spotted nearly as many roadside billboards hawking Haunted Houses throughout the area as I did highway mile markers. Maybe more. […]
Jereme Richmond Has No One To Blame But Himself
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Jereme Richmond could have been spending this weekend preparing to start his junior season at the University of Illinois. Instead, he’s spending it in jail. And for that sorry fate, he has no one to blame but himself. On Thursday afternoon, I wrote a “What if” column about […]
What If Ben Wilson Had Lived – And Become A Flyin’ Illini?
Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) In Chicago basketball lore, there’s no bigger “What if?” tale than that of Ben Wilson’s. And when it comes to Illinois basketball lore, the exact same question applies. What if Wilson – the Simeon High School superstar whose tragic shooting death at age 17 was immortalized this week […]