Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … The City of Cold Shoulders’ winter tales The WISCH LIST Dec. 26, 2009 I spent last weekend in Atlanta, where the weather was about as warm as, well, Chicago (the natives were restless). Although, it was nowhere near as bad as in Washington, D.C., where […]
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Order your holidays Chicago-style
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Order your holidays Chicago-style The WISCH LIST Dec. 19, 2009 I’m not sure if we should send a gift card to Father Time, St. Nick or Baby New Year, but with the way the calendar falls this month, there’s more reason than usual to cheer […]
The Pros and Conference of Notre Dame
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … The Pros and Conference of Notre Dame The WISCH LIST Dec. 12, 2009 I’m not Catholic, but I do have a confession to make. Once upon a time (in a galaxy far, far away), I counted myself among this country’s legions of die-hard Notre Dame […]
A Movember to Remember
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … A Movember to Remember The WISCH LIST Dec. 5, 2009 Last year for Halloween, a trio of co-workers and I dressed up as Bill Swerski’s Superfans from the old Saturday Night Live skit (you know, “Da Bears, Da Bulls, Polish sassidge …”) and won “Best […]
Wisdom, By George
Everything in life can be applied to “Seinfeld.” And everything in “Seinfeld” can be applied to George Costanza, who’s timeless wisdom has been nicely compiled right here.
Return to reality? It’s harsh for Cutler, Bears
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Return to reality? It’s harsh for Cutler, Bears The WISCH LIST Nov. 28, 2009 As I sat on my couch last Sunday night watching Donovan McNabb whisper sweet nothings in Jay Cutler’s nationally televised ear, I couldn’t help but wonder if perhaps the Bears could […]
When God Calls You Home, Hollerbach
Where Chicago sings the Blues
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Where Chicago sings the Blues The WISCH LIST Nov. 21, 2009 When it comes to the Blues, there are legends. And there are myths. And, then, there’s Robert Johnson. As the story about the famed Mississippi Bluesman goes, one night during the late 1920s, Johnson […]
To cell in a handbasket
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … To cell in a handbasket The WISCH LIST Nov. 14, 2009 Three years ago during Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry – a man famously addicted to his cell phone – famously signed free agent pitcher Ted Lilly to a […]