Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … If ‘Next Year’ finally happens, what then? The WISCH LIST Oct. 10, 2009 On Wednesday afternoon, with the first day of the 2009 Major League Baseball playoffs underway, my buddy in Chicago shot me a text message. “What time do the Cubs play?” he asked […]
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My Life in Chicargo
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … My Life in Chicargo The WISCH LIST Oct. 3, 2009 This week has been a pretty complicated one for me. After all, on Tuesday night, I ended the longest relationship of my life. Eight years. But, hey, don’t worry about me. I’ve already moved on […]
The Olympics are coming (I think) – is the future, too?
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … The Olympics are coming (I think) – is the future, too? The WISCH LIST Sept. 26, 2009 So, what will Chicago look like in 2016? How about in 2116? The former, of course, will have a great deal to do with whether or not the […]
Chicago’s Olympic spirit running hot and cold
This week, in addition to my Wisch List column, I wrote a front-page news story for the Kankakee Daily Journal … Chicago’s Olympic spirit running hot and cold By Dave Wischnowsky For the Daily Journal CHICAGO — This past Sunday afternoon, the Magnificent Mile was teeming with both tourists toting their shopping bags and Bears […]
Be like Mike? Let’s Cut(ler) the hype
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Be like Mike? Let’s Cut(ler) the hype The WISCH LIST Sept. 19, 2009 When I was in high school, I owned a Nike T-shirt emblazoned with an image of Michael Jordan frozen in mid-jumper alongside the message: “He doesn’t live on Earth. He just shows […]
Feel our ‘Paign, Gov. Quinn
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Feel our ‘Paign, Gov. Quinn The WISCH LIST Sept. 12, 2009 Come this afternoon, I’ll hop in my car, point it south and zip down Interstate 57 to Champaign to root on my Fighting Illini in their home football opener. The trip will be my […]
Five rings, Two babies and One month to go
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Five rings, Two babies and One month to go The WISCH LIST Sept. 5, 2009 Pat Sandusky is in demand. On Monday evening, while sitting at a Wrigleyville watering hole and having a beer with an old Pony League Baseball teammate (me), the lead spokesman […]
Where’s Marla Collins? Well, she’s right here …
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … Where’s Marla Collins? Well, she’s right here The WISCH LIST Aug. 29, 2009 Right now, Cubs fans everywhere are in hiding. But few of them – save, perhaps, Steve Bartman – can likely steer clear of the spotlight as well as the one woman who […]
(Area) Code-Breaking in Chicago
Today’s Wisch List column from the Kankakee Daily Journal … (Area) Code-Breaking in Chicago The WISCH LIST Aug. 22, 2009 Drag a finger across the screen of my iPhone and you’ll find its phone book crawling with 815s and 217s. Keep on scrolling and you’ll come across 630s, 708s and 847s, along with a slew […]
Ottawa: Serious Fun
For seven years, I lived and worked in Ottawa, Ill., writing about its people, places and things. And, hey, I love the town. But it’s, um, not perfect. Although, as the local Visitors Center says in its silly slogan and these clever O-Towners say in their hilarious spoof of it, Ottawa is Serious Fun. Serious.