Sports history afoot at the handiest place in Chicago

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 […]

Illini Go To Paris, Finally Connect With Chicago

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 […]

You’ll find a lot of ‘Little Italy’ in Chicago

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 […]