Dave Wischnowsky
Dave Wischnowsky
If nothing else, Dave Wischnowsky is an Illinois boy. Raised in Bourbonnais, educated at the University of Illinois and bred on sports in the Land of Lincoln, he now resides on Chicago’s North Side, just blocks from Wrigley Field. Formerly a reporter and blogger for the Chicago Tribune, Dave currently writes a syndicated column, The Wisch List, which you can check out via his blog at wischlist.com. Follow him on Twitter at @wischlist.
Wisch: Illini Need To Make Upset Of No. 1 IU Mean Even More
It was a win that only the heaviest orange Kool-Aid drinker could have possibly seen coming, but it’s a victory that will forever be viewed by every Illini fan as among the greatest in school history.
Wisch: ‘Chief Or Nothing’ Latest Rallying Cry For Illinois Students
A student group is again trying to replace banished school symbol Chief Illiniwek – and, this time, another group of students is trying to stop them.
Wisch: Petitioning To Make Super Bowl Monday A Holiday
It’s Super Bowl Monday, the day when no one in America really wants to be working, but pretty much all of us are.
Wisch: Origins Of Radio-Equipped Football Helmets Go Back To ’62 Illinois High School Team
So successful was this radio system for the Pirates of Ottawa Township High School that after four seasons they ended up getting the thing outlawed by the Illinois High School Association.
Wisch: This Year’s Big Ten Success Doesn’t Match 1989… Yet
In 108 years of Big Ten basketball, the 1988-89 season still stands out as the conference’s gold standard.
Wisch: Compromise Is The Best View For Cubs, Rooftop Owners
When you really boil it down, the rooftops’ business model is no different than someone setting up lawn chairs behind a drive-in movie theater’s back fence and then inviting people to come over to eat, drink and watch the theater’s films.
Wisch: Retire Sosa’s Number? I Think We Can Retire That Thought
By Dave Wischnowsky – (CBS) When it comes to Sammy Sosa’s future, AOL Fanhouse columnist Lisa Olson has a bold prediction. “Within a few years,” she wrote in a column published on Thursday, “the Cubs [...]
Wisch: Which NFL Team Has The Culture To Best Handle Te’o’s Drama?
At least out on the football field, the hits stop when the whistle blows. But in the case of Manti Te’o, they just seem to keep piling up.
Wisch: Who Are The Illini? We’re About To Find Out
Over the next three weeks, Illinois faces five opponents with a combined record of 78-15. Four of them are currently ranked among the Top 15 teams in the country.
Wisch: Time For Cubs To Focus On Baseball, Not Dollars
For Cubs fans, it’s time to convene. But for the Cubs? Well, apparently, it’s time to count beans.
Wisch: Home Loss To Northwestern Has Illini Pointing South
Illinois has lost at home to Northwestern in back-to-back years and dropped four of the last six games overall vs. “that team upstate.”
Wisch: Big Ten Can’t Dump ‘Legends’, ‘Leaders’ Soon Enough
From the get-go, the names fit like a small-sized helmet on an XL-sized head. Awkwardly. And now, it’s time for the Big Ten to send “Legends” and “Leaders” on their way. Mercifully.
Wisch: Illini Need To Keep Rebounding – In More Ways Than One
The Fighting Illini are an imperfect basketball team.
Wisch: Champaign, Where Football Coaching Careers Go To Die
But then there’s the University of Illinois, the sadsack program of the prairie whose last three head football coaches can now be found at Florida International University (Ron Turner), the University of Buffalo (Lou Tepper) and, well, the coaching unemployment line (Ron Zook).
Wisch: Should The Bears Be Looking At Nick Saban?
Is Nick Saban worth a look?
Wisch: Keep Your (Long-Term) Basketball Spirits Up, Illini Nation
Keep your wits about yourself, Illini Nation.
Wisch: How Did Ditka Fare Against Winning Teams?
This week, Ditka’s comments about Smith’s firing got me curious about how “Da Coach” fared against winning teams during his coaching career with the Bears. Additionally, I wondered how the coaches in between Ditka and Lovie – Dave Wannstedt and Dick Jauron – held against top competition during their time in Chicago.
Wisch: NIU Seeking To Snap Land Of Lincoln’s ‘BCS’ Bowl Drought
Kirk Herbstreit might want to shoo them out of South Beach, but the Northern Illinois Huskies will nevertheless be playing in a BCS game tonight when they butt helmets with Florida State during the 2013 Orange Bowl.
Wisch: I’m Dreaming of Better United Center Matchups For Illini Hoops
There are more than 20,000 seats inside the United Center.
Wisch: Why Can’t NIU Football Draw A Crowd In DeKalb?
When it comes to college football, the state of Illinois has an attendance deficit.
Most Popular News
- Jail Inmate Charged With Previous Murder, Shooting In RobbinsA Cook County Jail inmate faces new charges in connection with a 2012 murder and a separate 2011 shooting in south suburban Robbins, the Cook County Sheriff’s office announced Saturday.60
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- Man Charged With Videotaping Women In Hospital WashroomA poorly secured cell phone in a west suburban hospital washroom that a man had allegedly set up to secretly videotape women in the toilet area was discovered by a woman when the phone fell to the washroom floor on Friday. She alerted police, who then arrested and charged a 49-year-old Franklin Park man with unlawful videotaping.156
- Young Man Shot Outside Old Orchard Shopping CenterA young man was wounded in a shooting in north suburban Skokie Friday night, outside the Old Orchard Shopping Center.227
- 3 Dead, 8 Shot In Citywide ViolenceThree men were killed and at least eight other people were wounded in violence around the city since Friday night.167
- Orange Line Service Resumes After Train-Pedestrian IncidentCTA commuters were temporarily stymied on the Orange Line during the Friday rush hour after a train fatally struck a man on the tracks.401
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