My Jan. 18 column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) In January 2013, the University of Illinois basketball team saw a promising nonconference campaign devolve into a potential disaster with a flurry of Big Ten setbacks that included deflating losses to Wisconsin, Northwestern and Purdue. Sound familiar? It should, of course, since one year later we’re […]
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Growing pains for restoration of Disney birthplace
From the Saturday, Jan. 18, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky It was within easy driving distance of California’s Hermosa Beach that he launched his mouse-eared empire. But for Walt Disney, the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago is where he began his remarkable […]
How The Cubs Can Repair Their Mascot Mess
My Jan. 17 column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) When it comes to using the playbook for “How To Introduce a Mascot,” the Chicago Cubs hardly could have dropped the ball much worse this week. I think even Steve Bartman would agree about that. But in spite of a fallout from Clark the Cub’s radioactive […]
New Mascot Is Bad News Bears For Frustrated Cubs Fans
My Jan. 14 column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) For fans of the Chicago Cubs, the hits just keep on coming. Problem is, yet again, not a one of them is happening on the field. On Monday afternoon, the Less-and-Less Lovable Losers dealt their latest sucker punch to the belly of their less-and-less loving fan […]