Category Archives: General

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … Storm mixes goodwill and Tonica for Amy Jacobson The WISCH LIST June 12, 2010 Living in Chicago, I’m reminded on a fairly regular basis how many city dwellers – and plenty of suburban ones – seem to often think there’s no life […]

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … It’s Hockey Night at Lord Stanley’s The WISCH LIST June 5, 2010 Back in the Spring of 1962, the defending NHL champion Chicago Blackhawks were proud protectors of the Stanley Cup. And Ken Kilander didn’t much like that. So, during a playoff […]

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … If the Bears leave Bourbonnais, then what? The WISCH LIST May 29, 2010 GREELEY – At the University of Northern Colorado, the berms still loom. It’s just that, these days, the football practice fields below them on the campus of the one-time […]

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … Virgin considers Highland Park boycott an Olympic-sized mistake The WISCH LIST May 22, 2010 Craig Virgin has a 30-year itch. And, right now, Highland Park High School is irritating it. “I’m uncomfortable because this is way too close to the 1980 Olympic […]

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … In Chicago, phenoms come — and they go The WISCH LIST May 15, 2010 Chicago is called the Windy City for good reason. It’s no stranger to bluster. From its architecture (The Spire) to its quarterbacks (Cade McNown, Rex Grossman … Jay […]

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … In 100 years, my grandma’s seen (almost) everything The WISCH LIST May 8, 2010 Mother’s Day won the race. But just barely. One hundred years ago today, on May 8, 1910, the state of West Virginia became the first to officially declare […]

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … Cross-checking in with the Hawks, Bears and more The WISCH LIST May 1, 2010 It’s been a busy week up in Hawkeytown, USA, what with Chicago overflowing with chatter about cups good (Lord Stanley’s), goofy (the new BP Crosstown Cup to mark […]

Although, that 2005 needs to be airbrushed out and replaced with, I dunno, 3005? That sounds about right. Maybe.

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … At U of I, mascots are for the birds The WISCH LIST April 24, 2010 The Chicago Bulls can have their Benny. The Bears can trot Staley out onto Soldier Field as much as they like. And the Phillie Phanatic is Phantastic […]

Today’s column from the Kankakee Daily Journal and The (Ottawa, Ill.) Times … New MSI exhibit takes Chicago by storm The WISCH LIST April 17, 2010 It’s Monday morning at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, and half a dozen elementary schoolchildren on Spring Break are about to be asked about a touchy […]