Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Just when you think things can’t get any worse for Fighting Illini football, the schedule shows this: “Nov. 3., at Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio, 2:30 p.m. CT.” And then you think to yourself, “Well, crap.” Or, you know, something along those lines. This past Saturday, after even lowly […]
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Wisch List on the air … in Quincy
Another weekend, another Illini loss. Sigh. Early this morning, I was invited onto the radio airwaves down in Quincy, Ill., to share my latest thoughts about the (increasingly sorry) state of University of Illinois football and the job status of both head coach Tim Beckman and athletic director Mike Thomas with my buddy Josh Houchins […]
Scaring up the most haunted places in Chicago
This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky While driving out of Chicago on Interstate 55 last weekend, I spotted nearly as many roadside billboards hawking Haunted Houses throughout the area as I did highway mile markers. Maybe more. […]
Jereme Richmond Has No One To Blame But Himself
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Jereme Richmond could have been spending this weekend preparing to start his junior season at the University of Illinois. Instead, he’s spending it in jail. And for that sorry fate, he has no one to blame but himself. On Thursday afternoon, I wrote a “What if” column about […]
What If Ben Wilson Had Lived – And Become A Flyin’ Illini?
Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) In Chicago basketball lore, there’s no bigger “What if?” tale than that of Ben Wilson’s. And when it comes to Illinois basketball lore, the exact same question applies. What if Wilson – the Simeon High School superstar whose tragic shooting death at age 17 was immortalized this week […]
Of marriage proposals and congratulations
On Saturday, October 13, while on a trip out in San Francisco, I popped the question to my girlfriend Debbie Harvey. Remarkably, she said yes. 😉 Much thanks to all our friends and family who have wished us well in the days since. And also very cool of Chicagoland Radio and Media this past Monday […]
Wrigley Field Should Be On Deck For The Bears
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Come November, Wrigleyville is usually pretty dead. It’s usually pretty dead in October too, mind you. But that’s for different reasons. However, the powers that be on the North Side of Chicago (aka Tom Ricketts & Theo Epstein) want to change that – and not just by putting […]
With new riverwalk proposal, Chicago still thinking big
The Saturday, Oct. 20, Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky It’s known as the city of Big Shoulders, but if nothing else, Chicago is also a city of big ideas. From the tip of Navy Pier to the top […]
Analyze This, Cubs Fans: How About Kruk As Color Man?
Today’s CBS Chicago column … (CBS) When it comes to replacing Bob Brenly in the TV booth, the Chicago Cubs don’t just need a color man for 2013. They need a colorful man. Very colorful. After all, for the Lovable Losers, next season has the looks of another lean one – and, by this point, […]
The Secret – And Sham – To Tim Beckman’s Success
Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Down in Champaign, where these days things are far more blue than orange, the Fighting Illini football team is a woeful 2-5 in head coach Tim Beckman’s first season. Meanwhile, 335 miles away in northwestern Ohio, the Toledo Rockets are flying high at 6-1 in their first season […]