This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Outside the main entrance of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art just off the Magnificent Mile stands an enormous iron sculpture that measures 48 feet wide and more than 20 feet tall. […]
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Why Doesn’t Chicago Love ‘Chicagoan’ Dwyane Wade?
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Contrary to the popular belief in Chicago, Dwyane Wade does do more than just whine about the refs. He whines about his hometown, too. Back on March 26, the Miami Heat star complained to Orlando Sun-Sentinel writer Shandel Richardson about how the Windy City doesn’t love him like […]
Why No Rose Could Be A Blessing For The Bulls
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) On Wednesday morning, I spotted a guy walking through the West Loop proudly wearing a bright red Chicago Bulls T-shirt. On the backside, it also proudly bore both Derrick Rose’s name and jersey number. So, hey, at least somebody in the city still likes the guy. I kid […]
Return Of Chief Illiniwek Proposed – And Ignored?
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Banished from athletic events at the University of Illinois six years ago, Chief Illiniwek is now standing on the hypothetical sidelines in Champaign, holding a new proposal for his return. But Chancellor Phyllis Wise won’t let the Chief on the field. Or even truly consider that possibility. And […]
Five ways to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Chicago
This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s most important patriotic holiday – that would be the nation’s Independence Day, celebrated on Sept. 16. But Cinco, which commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French […]
Rose Is Right Where He Belongs – On The Bench
Saturday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) In Chicago, the bloom may be off the Rose. But that doesn’t mean that Rose should get off the bench. Nevertheless, with the Bulls a M*A*S*H unit – featuring calf pulls, plantar fasciitis, debilitating viruses and even spinal taps – many Chicagoans are indeed seeing a different kind […]
My Solution To The Wrigley Field Rooftop Crisis
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) I encountered an endangered species on Wednesday night. The Wrigleyville Ballhawk. While out for a run through Lakeview around 9 p.m., I stopped for a breather at the intersection of Kenmore and Waveland beyond Wrigley Field’s left-field bleachers, and as sounds from the Cubs game spilled out over […]