Category Archives: General

MJ: “So, I sign the death warrant for Patrick Ewing’s future championship dreams right here?” Rod Thorn: “Yeah … hee, hee, hee …”

Today’s sports column from CBS Chicago … Twenty-five years ago this month, the Chicago Bulls enjoyed an NBA Draft Night that laid nearly as much of their championship foundation as the one that brought some kid named Jordan to town three seasons earlier. In 1987, Bulls general manager Jerry Krause was at his “organization-building” best […]

He’s not juggling them, you know. They’re levitating.    

Today’s sports column from CBS Chicago … By Dave Wischnowsky – (CBS) In life, some things are just more trouble than they’re worth. And in the NBA, that includes the Draft Lottery. Since 1985, it’s the league’s preferred way of dispensing its top picks, but these days the system – designed to launch basketball careers […]

My latest story about college basketball from ChicagoSide …  It’s Time To Bring Big-Time College Basketball Back To Chicago By Dave Wischnowsky June 25, 2012 For Chicago basketball fans, the year ahead promises to be a painful one. Derrick Rose is on crutches and not expected to suit up until 2013, reducing a championship-caliber Bulls […]

This weekend’s newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … Blowing through Chicago’s summertime sports scene The WISCH LIST June 23, 2012 With temperatures soaring into the mid-90s and powerful gusts whipping around every street corner, this week in the Windy City was one of the warmest – and […]

This weekend’s newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … Listings for Chicago’s priciest homes is downright batty The WISCH LIST June 16, 2012 In the 2008 Batman flick, “The Dark Knight,” the role of Gotham was played by the city of Chicago. (Quite brilliantly, I might add.) And […]

This weekend’s newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … A pioneering idea for Chicago’s riverfront The WISCH LIST June 9, 2012 I love skyscrapers. From the Willis to the Hancock to the Trump, I marvel at them all. Back in 2008, I very much wanted “The Spire,” a […]

This weekend’s newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … June a smorgasbord of Chicago street fests The WISCH LIST June 2, 2012 Summertime is about sunshine. It’s about vacations and beaches and picnics. And, in my world, it’s about baseball. Or, at least it would be if the […]

From the Saturday, May 26, 2012, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … Chicago’s tourist hotspots – they’re not just for tourists The WISCH LIST May 26, 2012 It’s Memorial Day Weekend, otherwise known as the unofficial start of summertime. And in Chicago, otherwise known as “Summer’s Favorite City,” […]