Category Archives: General

This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.)… By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST July 7, 2012 From Chicago’s South Side (U.S. Cellular Field) to its North (Wrigley Field), and from its West Side (United Center) to the lakeshore (Soldier Field), it’s easy to find the […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Jerrance Howard and Wayne McClain didn’t hail from Chicago. Rob Judson, Tim Jankovich and Billy Gillispie weren’t from the city, either. And neither was Jay Price, Chris Lowery or even Tracy Webster, who was raised in south suburban Harvey. Nope, during the University of Illinois coaching tenures of […]

   

100 degrees and the hottest Independence Day since 1911. #burnonthefourthofuly — Dave Wischnowsky (@wischlist) July 4, 2012

Finally, my time has come … R.I.P. Andy Griffith.

Today’s sports column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) There aren’t any brackets, you won’t find anyone being sent to Dayton for a play-in game, and nobody – not even Bryan LaHair – gets a No. 16 seed. But Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game and the NCAA Tournament do have at least one thing in common: […]

Reporter: “So, Kyle, do you think Omer Asik is really worth $24 million?” Korver: “…”

This weekend’s newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The TImes (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST June 30, 2012 Across the country, you can find “Little Italys” everywhere. On the East Coast, New York has a legendary one. Out west, San Diego has another. Baltimore also has its own […]

Today’s sports column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Last week, before Chicago was swallowed whole by the arrival of Rizzanity, Theo Epstein spent a little time chatting with the media about another Cubs youngster. Some guy named Starlin Castro. “He hasn’t completely found his groove overall offensively this year,” the Cubs’ president of baseball operations […]

Later this summer, I’ll be celebrating the Wisch List’s 10th birthday, which I suppose means that the little fella should be headed into the 5th grade this fall. Perhaps I can dig out my old Trapper Keeper. Back on Aug. 22, 2002, I launched the Wisch List as a general-interest column for the Daily Times […]