Author Archives: Dave

From the Saturday, April 18, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Without an enclosed-roof facility and with the bone-chilling draft along Lake Michigan every February, it’s unlikely that Chicago ever will – or ever should – host a Super Bowl. But it […]

From the Saturday, April 11, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky There are some places you probably don’t want to find yourself stuck at in Chicago this month. Chuy Garcia’s dinner table, for one. Heck, maybe Rahm Emanuel’s dinner table, for another. […]

From the Saturday, March 28, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Opened in 2010, The Wormhole Coffee Shop in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood was established in 2015. It says so on its front door. And that’s all because of 1985. Confused? Well, you […]

From the Saturday, March 21, edition of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky It’s that time of year when hope springs eternal. Or, at least it is, unless your team has already been bounced out of the NCAA Tournament – or, ahem, already bounced […]

Wednesday’s column from CBSChicago.com … (CBS) In a perfect Illini world, Tim Beckman would roll to a Rose Bowl next January and John Groce would follow up with a Final Four run in March. But as any University of Illinois fan knows all too well, we don’t live in a perfect Illini world. Instead, we […]

From the Saturday, March 14, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky With the dyeing of the river, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade stomping its way north out of Grant Park and all the ensuing Irish-themed revelry, Chicago’s Loop and North Side will […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Football used to be so simple. Fridays belonged to high schools, colleges owned Saturdays and the pros played their games on Sundays – plus one Monday night affair. Nowadays, that’s all changed as football has crept so far across the calendar that during the season you can now […]

From the Saturday, March 7, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky When it comes to St. Patrick’s Day, Chicago is so green that it leaves other cities with envy. The holiday, in fact, is such a big deal in the Windy City […]

Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) As a Cubs fan, I’m well conditioned to wait ’til next year. But not when it comes to my season tickets. At this point, though, I’m half-prepping myself to receive an email from the Cubs regretfully informing me that due to a setback in its rehab program, the […]

From the Saturday, Feb. 28, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky With the death of Jane Byrne last fall at the age of 81, there are now only two former Chicago mayors still kicking today. However, 70-year-old David Orr and 72-year-old Richard […]