From the Saturday, Nov. 14, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky You deserve better, Illini fans. Now, after years of watching University of Illinois football teams get kicked all over the gridiron, turning your heart from orange-and-blue to black-and-blue, I understand that […]
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In Chicago, Christmas can never come too soon
From the Saturday, Nov. 7, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky When it comes to the pecking order of America’s holidays, I’ve long thought that Thanksgiving gets something of a short shrift. Sure, we embrace Turkey Day and all its gravy-laden gluttony […]
Where to find ghosts – and spirits – in Chicago
From the Saturday, Oct. 31, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky When it comes to nightspots in Chicago, the city sure has a lot of haunts. I mean that literally. From the North Side to the South Side and from the West […]
With 2015 over, Cubs look back to the future
From the Saturday, Oct. 24, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … So, Marty McFly was wrong. But so much about this Chicago Cubs season was so right. When it began, I was just hoping to see the team post an above-.500 record. That’s it. So, never in my […]
Waiting on a title, but Chicago no longer the ‘When-dy’ City
From the Saturday, October 17, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky I’ve been to a Rose Bowl. I’ve been to a Final Four. I’ve even been to Games 6 and 7 of a National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field. But I’ve […]
The Cubs’ real ‘Curse’? It isn’t what you think
From the Saturday, Oct. 10, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST For fans of the Chicago Cubs, October has never been the kindest of months. The tricks usually start weeks before Halloween – and then we never end up getting any treats. […]
Talking Cubs, Illini with Illini Drive
There are few things more fun than talking Cubs playoff baseball and Illini football victories. Neither happen very often. Tonight, I got the chance to do both with the guys at Illini Drive on WPGU-107.1, which also happened to be my favorite campus music station when I was a student at Illinois. To listen to […]
Kids’ Play: The best places to take children in Chicago
From the Saturday, Sept. 19, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Your kids have probably already motored about the Museum of Science & Industry. Odds are they’ve pressed their faces up against the glass at Shedd Aquarium to watch the underwater wildlife. […]
How to get ready for October in Wrigleyville
From the Saturday, Sept. 26, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST It’s not October yet. But we can see it from here. And for Chicago Cubs fans, there’s nothing more tantalizing than the thought of seeing the ivy turn red at Wrigley […]
Butting Illini helmets on Saturday SportsTalk
Legendary Champaign News-Gazette sports columnist Loren Tate believes that embattled Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas is the best option to make the Illini’s next football coaching hire. I disagree. And this past weekend on Saturday SportsTalk on WDWS 1400 in Champaign, we butted helmets about our differences of opinion on that topic, while also sharing […]