Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Late Monday morning, my buddy Danny was preparing to board a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago when he spotted a familiar face outside his gate at LAX. Bill Murray’s. A Deerfield native and a proud University of Illinois alum, Danny approached Murray – the famous Wilmette native […]
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Behind Chicago’s Civil War ‘Home Front’
From the Saturday, March 1, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … By Dave Wischnowsky The WISCH LIST Our state is called the Land of Lincoln. But, ironically, when it comes to the Civil War that defined Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, the Great Emancipator’s home state of Illinois is likely […]
Giving An Opening Day Holiday The Cold Shoulder
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Does America’s national pastime deserve a national holiday? Well, Budweiser and Ozzie Smith think so. But as much as I love baseball, I can’t say that when it comes to establishing Opening Day as a holiday that I’m drinking Bud’s Kool-Aid. For one thing, it’s far too cold. On […]
Until They Don’t, Illini Still Control Tourney Destiny
Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) They’ve seemingly been on life support since the New Year, but like zombies on AMC, this Illinois basketball team isn’t dead quite yet. In fact, these Illini are still fighting. And as outlandish as it may sound – and as unlikely as it may indeed be – the […]