Here they are: the finalists for the Chicago Headline Club’s 41st Annual Peter Lisagor Awards! We’d like to congratulate all the nominees, and thank anyone who submitted for sharing their work with us.
Our Lifetime Achievement honorees will be the team behind the Mirage Tavern: Bill Recktenwald, Zay Smith and Pam Zekman. Univision’s Teri Arvesu will emcee.
Tickets available online cost $100 for members and $120 for nonmembers through April 29, and increase in price to $130 for all tickets after then. A 10-person table is $1,000 and a 12-person table is $1,200. No ticket orders will be accepted after May 4.
The nominees are:
WATCHDOG AWARD
“Doomed by Delay”
Patricia Callahan, Chicago Tribune
“The Water Drain”
Ted Gregory, Cecilia Reyes, Patrick M. O’Connell & Angela Caputo, Chicago Tribune
“The Tax Divide”
Jason Grotto, Chicago Tribune & Sandhya Kambhampati, ProPublica Illinois
GENERAL INTEREST DAILY NEWSPAPER, NEWS SERVICE OR BUREAU
Best Deadline Reporting, circulation more than 100,000
Bloomberg, “EPA official accused of helping Monsanto ‘kill’cancer study,” Joel Rosenblatt, Lydia Mulvany, Peter Waldman.
Chicago Tribune, “Four killed in crash in which police say driver may have been traveling more than 100 mph,” Karen Ann Cullotta.
Chicago Tribune, “Caterpillar’s headquarters move,” Samantha Bomkamp, Becky Yerak, John Byrne, Greg Trotter, Robert Reed.
Best Deadline Reporting, circulation less than 100,000
The Times of Northwest Indiana, “County sheriff found guilty, what’s next?,” Bill Dolan.
Daily Herald, “Crawford Family deaths,” Christopher Placek, Chacour Koop.
Daily Herald, “Record-breaking floods,” Staff
Best Investigative Reporting, circulation more than 100,000
Chicago Tribune and ProPublica, “The Tax Divide,” Jason Grotto, Sandhya Kambhampati, Ray Long
Bloomberg, “Does the world’s top weed killer cause cancer? Trump’s EPA will decide,” Peter Waldman, Lydia Mulvany, Tiffany Stecker, Joel Rosenblatt
Chicago Tribune, “Cook County bond reform,” Todd Lighty, David Heinzmann, Jason Grotto.
Best Investigative Reporting, circulation less than 100,000
Crain’s Chicago Business, “How city power players diverted millions in blight-fighting TIF cash to Navy Pier,” Danny Ecker, John Chase.
Rockford Register Star, “Racial inequities in education,” Corina Curry.
Best Political and Government Reporting, circulation more than 100,000
Bloomberg, “Dethroning Trump’s deregulation czar,” Mario Parker, Jennifer Dlouhy, Zachary Mider, Ari Natter, Miles Weiss.
Chicago Tribune, “Doomed by Delay,” Patricia Callahan.
Chicago Tribune and ProPublica Illinois, “Police appeals system undercuts lengthy misconduct investigations,” Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen.
Best Political and Government Reporting, circulation less than 100,000
Daily Herald, Soda tax coverage, Jake Griffin, Bob Susnjara, Chris Placek, Elena Ferrarin, Eric Peterson.
The Post-Tribune, “Lake County Indiana’s secretive commissioners,” Craig Lyons.
The Times of Northwest Indiana, “Northwest Indiana residents run into problems with the way Healthy Indiana Plan administered,” Giles Bruce.
Best Education Reporting, circulation more than 100,000
Chicago Tribune, “Shrinking Schools,” Juan Perez Jr., Diane Rado, Jennifer Smith Richards, John Keilman.
Chicago Tribune, “Half-built husk, half-empty buses,” Gregory Pratt.
Daily Herald and Chicago Sun-Times, “Friday night flight,” Jake Griffin, Bob Susnjara, Mitch Dudek.
Best Education Reporting, circulation less than 100,000
The Beacon-News, “Lack of buses for East Aurora students may have cost district, increased truancy,” Sarah Freishtat.
Pioneer Press and Naperville Sun, “Anxiety High,” Karen Ann Cullotta, Karen Berkowitz, Kimberly Fornek, Suzanne Baker.
Rockford Register Star, “Racial inequities in education,” Corina Curry.
Best Science, Health or Environment Reporting, circulation more than 100,000
Bloomberg, “This land Is no longer your land,” Monte Reel.
Bloomberg, “Does the world’s top weed killer cause cancer? Trump’s EPA will decide,” Peter Waldman, Lydia Mulvany, Tiffany Stecker, Joel Rosenblatt.
Chicago Tribune, “Doomed by Delay,” Patricia Callahan.
Best Science, Health or Environment Reporting, circulation less than 100,000
The Times of Northwest Indiana, “What’s killing Indiana’s infants?” Giles Bruce.
Daily Herald, “Troubled Veterans,” Marie Wilson.
Daily Herald, “Barriers to mental health care,” Marie Wilson and Elena Ferrarin.
Best News Column or Commentary, circulation more than 100,000
Chicago Sun-Times, A selection of columns, John Fountain.
Chicago Sun-Times, A selection of columns, Mark Brown.
Chicago Tribune, A selection of columns, Heidi Stevens.
Best News Column or Commentary, circulation less than 100,000
The Beacon-News, A selection of columns, Denise Crosby.
The Times of Northwest Indiana, A selection of columns, Doug Ross.
The Post-Tribune, A selection of columns, Jerry Davich.
Best Editorial Writing, circulation more than 100,000
Chicago Sun-Times, A selection of editorials, Tom McNamee, Tom Frisbie, Marlen Garcia.
Chicago Sun-Times, A selection of editorials, the Chicago Sun-Times editorial board.
Chicago Tribune, A selection of editorials, Marie Dillon.
Best Editorial Writing, circulation less than 100,000
Daily Herald, The Sweetened Beverage Tax, Editorial Board.
Daily Herald, Facts Matter series, Jim Slusher, John Lampinen, Editorial Board.
Daily Herald, John Lampinen editorials, John Lampinen
Best Business or Consumer Reporting, circulation more than 100,000
Bloomberg, “Dethroning the deregulation czar,” Mario Parker, Jennifer Dlouhy, Zachary Mider, Ari Natter, Miles Weiss.
Chicago Sun-Times, “The breaks of the property-tax game,” Tim Novak
Chicago Tribune, “Caterpillar’s headquarters move,” Samantha Bomkamp, Becky Yerak, John Byrne, Greg Trotter, Robert Reed.
Best Business or Consumer Reporting, circulation less than 100,000
Daily Herald, “The minimum wage in Cook County,” Chris Placek, Tim Broderick, Lauren Rohr, Joe Lewnard, Marco Ortiz, Anna Marie Kukec.
The Times of Northwest Indiana, “Potential local hospital merger raises business, religious concerns,” Giles Bruce.
The Times of Northwest Indiana, “Food, pharmacy deserts in urban, rural Northwest Indiana compromise health, quality of life,” Joseph S. Pete.
Best Feature Story or Series, circulation more than 100,000
The Associated Press, “Locked up for life,” Sharon Cohen, Adam Geller, Mike Householder.
Bloomberg, “How to rebuild Puerto Rico,” Monte Reel.
Chicago Sun-Times, “A season under the gun,” Rick Telander.
Best Feature Story or Series, circulation less than 100,000
The Beacon-News, “Jail suicide highlights complexity of screening inmates for mental illness,” Hannah Leone.
Daily Herald, “Who killed Tim McNamee?,” Burt Constable.
Daily Herald, “A Family Tragedy,” Jim Fuller, Susan Sarkauskas, Harry Hitzeman, Lauren Rohr, Bob Susnjara, Steve Zalusky.
Best Arts Reporting and Criticism, circulation more than 100,000
Chicago Sun-Times, “On piano’s grand stage,” Stefano Esposito.
Best Arts Reporting and Criticism, circulation less than 100,000
Daily Herald, Film criticism by Dann Gire, Dann Gire.
The Times of Northwest Indiana, “Star Plaza closure ‘potentially devastating’ to NWI Symphony,” Joseph S. Pete.
The Times of Northwest Indiana, “Gary arts groups enliven city with poetry, other ongoing projects,” Joseph S. Pete.
Best Sports Story, circulation more than 100,000
Chicago Tribune, “We have to be the calming force,” Teddy Greenstein.
Chicago Tribune, “The story behind the most meaningful ‘W’ flight in Cubs history,” Dan Wiederer.
Chicago Tribune, “Inside the passion-fueled, bombastic, Cubs-loving, full-tilt life of David Kaplan,” Dan Wiederer.
Best Sports Story, circulation less than 100,000
Rockford Register Star, “Vikings to go camp to build a team,” Matt Trowbridge.
The Times of Northwest Indiana, “Home Sweet Home,” Steve Hanlon.
The Times of Northwest Indiana, “VU’s Matt Lottich and Milwaukee’s Todd Townsend are forever brothers,” Paul Oren.
Best Sports Commentary, circulation more than 100,000
Chicago Sun-Times, “A season under the gun,” Rick Telander.
Chicago Sun-Times, “99 to 1,” Michael O’Brien.
Chicago Tribune, “In the Wake of the News,” David Haugh.
Best Sports Commentary, circulation less than 100,000
The Post-Tribune, Mike Hutton.
Best News Photo, circulation more than 100,000
Chicago Tribune, “Chicago’s devastating gun violence,” Staff.
Chicago Tribune, “Life, Outside: A father – wrongly imprisoned for 22 years – reconnects with his now-grown children,” Erin Hooley.
Best News Photo, circulation less than 100,000
Daily Herald, “Grief at scene of fatal accident,” John Starks.
Best Feature Photo, circulation more than 100,000
Chicago Tribune, “Evening Tradition,” Brian Cassella.
Chicago Tribune, “Lake Michigan Leap,” Armando L. Sanchez.
Best Feature Photo, circulation less than 100,000
The Times of Northwest Indiana, “Mexican Independence Day Parade,” Kale Wilk.
Best Sports Photo, circulation more than 100,000
Chicago Tribune, “Walk-off win at Wrigley,” Brian Cassella.
Chicago Tribune, “Face First,” Brian Cassella.
Chicago Tribune, “Vulnerable Linebacker,” José M. Osorio.
Best Sports Photo, circulation less than 100,000
Daily Herald, “Great catch, but …,” John Starks.
Daily Herald, “Not this time,” John Starks.
Daily Southtown, “Diving Dig,” Brian O’Mahoney.
Best Design, circulation more than 100,000
Chicago Sun-Times, Page designs by Eric White, Eric White.
Best Design, circulation less than 100,000
Daily Herald, Eclipse pages, Neil Holdway.
Best Technology reporting, circulation more than 100,000
Bloomberg, “Trading fortunes depend on a mysterious antenna in an empty field,” Brian Louis.
Chicago Tribune, “Say hello to your co-worker, HAL. Automation is hitting office jobs in Chicago,” Ally Marotti.
Chicago Tribune, “Online mug shot websites face criticism,” Becky Yerak.
General Excellence in Print Journalism
Chicago Tribune, Staff.
NON-DAILY NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE SECTION
Best In-depth Reporting in a General-Interest Publication, Magazine or Magazine Section
Bloomberg, “How to rebuild Puerto Rico,” Monte Reel.
Bloomberg, “This land is no longer your land,” Monte Reel.
Chicago Reader, “The house that Jim Crow built,” Rebecca Burns, Robin Amer, Sarah Blustain.
Best In-depth Reporting in a Community Newspaper
Pioneer Press, “Anxiety High,” Karen Ann Cullotta, Karen Berkowitz, Kimberly Fornek, Stacey Wescott, Suzanne Baker, Jennifer Johnson.
Pioneer Press, “Arlington Heights family killed in crash,” Karen Ann Cullotta,
Windy City Times, Investigative series on DCFS taking transgender children from homes, Gretchen Rachel Hammond.
Best In-depth Reporting in a Business Magazine or Newspaper
Better Government Association/Crain’s Chicago Business, “The Graduates,” David Kidwell.
Bloomberg, “If Davos Were a Person, It Would Be Carlos Ghosn,” Monte Reel, Kae Inoue, John Lippert, Jie Ma, Ania Nussbaum.
Bloomberg, “The whistleblower behind Caterpillar’s massive tax headache could make $600 million,” Bryan Gruley, David Voreacos, Joe Deaux.
Best News Column or Commentary
Evanston Magazine, Being John Evans columns, Sherry Thomas.
Chronicle Illinois Media, LLC, “Illinois budget drama,” Jean Lotus.
Better Government Association, Andy Shaw columns, Andy Shaw.
Best Editorial Writing
Evanston RoundTable, Editorials, Mary Helt Gavin.
Chicago Jewish Star, “Leave the monuments,” “Tax credits,” “Mundelein’s menorah,” Douglas Wertheimer.
Best Business Reporting
Bloomberg, “How to make a fortune on Obamacare,” Bryan Gruley, Zachary Tracer, Hannah Recht.
Bloomberg, “If Davos were a person, it would be Carlos Ghosn,” Monte Reel, Kae Inoue, John Lippert, Jie Ma, Ania Nussbaum.
Crain’s Chicago Business, “What happened to Embeya’s owners?,” Peter Frost.
Best Feature Story
Bloomberg, “How to rebuild Puerto Rico,” Monte Reel.
Chicago Reader, “Dan Herbert lives to serve and protect cops—even Laquan McDonald’s killer,” Maya Dukmasova.
Crain’s Chicago Business, “Can jobs stop bullets?,” Lisa Bertagnoli.
Best Non-deadline Reporting in Newspaper or Magazine
Bloomberg, “If Davos were a person, it would be Carlos Ghosn,” Monte Reel, Kae Inoue, John Lippert, Jie Ma, Ania Nussbaum.
Bloomberg, “How to rebuild Puerto Rico,” Monte Reel.
Crain’s Chicago Business, “What happened to Embeya’s owners?,” Peter Frost.
Best Political Reporting in Newspaper or Magazine
Bloomberg, “How to make a fortune on Obamacare,” Bryan Gruley, Zachary Tracer, Hannah Recht.
Bloomberg, “Remember when Trump said he saved 1,100 jobs at a Carrier plant?,” Bryan Gruley, Rick Clough.
Bloomberg, “This land Is no longer your land,” Monte Reel.
Best Education Reporting in Newspaper or Magazine
ABA Journal, “Troubled Passage,” Stephanie Ward.
Chicago Reader, “Police in Chicago public schools operate with no special training and little oversight,” Yana Kunichoff and City Bureau.
Pioneer Press, “Anxiety High,” Karen Ann Cullotta, Karen Berkowitz, Kimberly Fornek, Stacey Wescott, Suzanne Baker, Jennifer Johnson.
Best Arts Reporting and Criticism
Chicago Reader, “White folks! Prepare to squirm,” “What would Arthur Miller say about immigration?,” “In Amarillo, what doesn’t kill you kills you anyway,” Tony Adler.
Chicago Reader, “How Bill Morrison makes magic with found footage,” J.R. Jones.
Chicago Reader, Aimee Levitt on the Chicago cultural community’s responses to Trump, Aimee Levitt.
Best Sports Story
Chicago Jewish Star, “Double play,” Aaron Wertheimer.
Chicagoly, “Pursuit,” Derek Wolff.
Chicagoly, “Chicago’s Game,” David Himmel.
Best Photography
Crain’s Chicago Business, “40 in Their 40s,” Stephen J. Serio.
Chicago Reader, “An East Chicago community dissolves in the fallout from a decades-long lead crisis,” Alyssa Schukar.
Chicago Reader, “Life beyond the headlines in Englewood,” Tonika Johnson.
Best Design
ABA Journal, Monica Burciaga designs, Monica Burciaga.
Chicagoly, “Perspective,” “Off the clock,” “Funny Business,” Vasilis Papadrosos
Crain’s Chicago Business, “Unyielding,” “20 in Their 20s,” “The Rebuilders of Chicago’s Southland,” Jason McGregor.
Best Illustration
ABA Journal, ”Drone Law” and “May the Force,” Brenan Sharp.
General Excellence in Print Journalism
ABA Journal, Molly McDonough, Reginald Davis, Robert Fernandez, Chris Zombory, Debra MacDonald.
Chicago Lawyer, Staff.
Chicagoly, Joe Coughlin, Vasilis Papadrosos.
Broadcast: Television
Best Spot News Story
NBC 5 Chicago – WMAQ-TV, “Deadly Tornadoes,” NBC 5 Chicago Morning Team.
Best In-depth News Story or Series
The Associated Press, “Trump Country,” Martha Irvine.
NBC 5 Chicago – WMAQ-TV, “The Blagojevich Interview,” Staff.
WAND-TV Decatur, “Hidden costs in prescription drugs,” Doug Wolfe, Andy Barker, Steve Nichols.
Best Investigative Report
NBC 5 Chicago, “The photo shame game,” Staff.
Best On Camera Talent
CBS 2 Chicago WBBM-TV, Jeremy Ross.
Best Newscast
NBC 5 Chicago – WMAQ-TV, “Deadly shooting on the Chicago Skyway,” NBC 5 Chicago Morning Team.
NBC 5 Chicago – WMAQ-TV, “July flood damage,” NBC 5 10 p.m. News Team.
Best Feature News Report
CBS 2 Chicago WBBM-TV, “Taking and returning pictures,” Jeremy Ross, Tim Viste.
WFLD-TV, “Learning to make pizza behind bars: ‘A recipe for change’,” Tasha Ransom, Jeff Herndon, D. Gresham.
WLS-TV, “What’s driving you crazy,” Roz Varon, Richard Hillengas, Joseph Imbragno, James Mastri, Mariko Charvat, Irit Nayden.
Best Public Affairs Programming
The Medill Justice Project, MJP-TV: Season Two, Staff.
Best Business or Consumer Reporting
NBC 5 Chicago – WMAQ-TV, “Stolen Identity, Stolen Faith: A Chicagoan’s fight with feds over fraudulent student loans,” Lisa Parker, Robin Green, Kelly Norris, Ron Zachara.
Best Health or Science Reporting
CBS 2 Chicago WBBM-TV, “Two Wheels & One Message,” Jeremy Ross, Vince Craig.
WLS-TV, “Hope for Marian and kids with Neimann Pick Type C,”Leah Hope, Rich Hillengas, Mike O’Reilley.
WAND-TV Decatur, “E-Hell: Birth Control Nightmares,” Doug Wolfe, Morgan Schaab, Andy Barker.
Best News Specialty/Arts/Culture/Entertainment News – Feature or Series
WLS-TV, “Weekender,” Roz Varon, Michael OReilley, David Fell, James McIntyre, Jeffrey Freeman, Mark Nordby.
WTTW, “Making a new American ‘Nutcracker’,” Daniel Andries, Liz Reeves, Tom Orland, Kaitlynn Scannell, Dan Soles.
WTTW, “Celebrating The Joy of Painting (and Drinking) With Bob Ross,” Nick Blumberg, Tom Siegel.
Best News Specialty/Business/Consumer News – Feature or Series
WAND-TV Decatur, “The missing infrastructure link – locks & dams,” Doug Wolfe, Andy Barker.
Best News Specialty/Crime News
WLS-TV, “Leon Jackson’s Story,” Leah Hope, Stephen Bourque, Casey Klaus, John Silvey.
NBC 5 Chicago – WMAQ-TV, “A sex trafficker’s playbook,” Marion Brooks, Rich Moy, Julio Martinez, Matt Love.
Best News Specialty/Education/Schools News
WLS-TV, “Sit, Stay, Read,” Roz Varon, Joseph Imbrogno, Irit Nayden.
WLS-TV, “Brain Bootcamp,” Leah Hope, Mark Nordby, Mike O’Reilley.
WFLD-TV, “Teaching history with music of the times,” Tasha Ransom, Larry Yellen, D. Gresham.
Best News Specialty/Environment News
WAND-TV Decatur, “Pillsbury Mills— Superfund shortfall,” Doug Wolfe, Andy Barker.
Best News Specialty/Health/Science News
WLS-TV, “Senographe Pristina,” Roz Varon, Joseph Imbrogno, Irit Nayden.
Best News Specialty/Human interest
WLS-TV, “Puppy Up” Roz Varon, Joseph Imbrogno, Irit Nayden.
NBC 5 Chicago – WMAQ-TV, “Mike’s Story,” Staff.
WTTW, “Fighting on Both Fronts: The Story of the 370th,” Staff.
Best News Specialty/Politics/Government News
WAND-TV Decatur, “The Great Paper Shuffle – Questionable State Leases,” Doug Wolfe, Andy Barker.
Best News Specialty/Religious
CBS 2 Chicago WBBM-TV, “An Angel & Her Coin,” Jeremy Ross, Adrian Ramirez.
WLS-TV, “Faith and Work on Chicago’s Westside,” Leah Hope, Stephen Bourque, Casey Klaus.
WLS-TV, “Divine Transplant,” Leah Hope, Jim Mastri.
Best Video Journalist
The Associated Press, “Trump Country,” Martha Irvine.
BROADCAST: RADIO
Best In-depth News Story or Series
WBEZ, “CPS’s secret overhaul of special education,” Sarah Karp, Kate Grossman.
WBEZ, Curious City report: “Chicago’s Nazi Neighborhood,” Jesse Dukes, Shannon Heffernan.
WGN Radio, “Hunger Strike,” Dometi Pongo.
Best Investigative Reporting
WBEZ, “Surviving war, but not the veterans’ home,” Tony Arnold, Dave McKinney, Alex Keefe, Michael Lansu, Andrew Gill, Paula Friedrich.
Best Reporter
WBEZ, Tony Arnold.
WBEZ, Miles Bryan.
WBEZ, Michael Puente.
Best Feature Reporting
City Bureau and WBEZ’s Curious City, “Is notoriously segregated Chicago becoming more integrated?,” Adeshina Emmanuel, Reuben Unrau, Carolina Cruz, Daniel Rowell, City Bureau Staff, Curious City Staff.
WBEZ, Curious City report, “Baring It All: Why boys swam naked in Chicago high schools,” Monica Eng, Alexandra Salomon, Laura Pavin.
WBEZ, “Altgeld residents talk about former community organizer’s legacy,” Linda Paul, Richard Cahan, Ken Davis.
Best Public Affairs Programming
WBEZ, “Altgeld residents talk about former community organizer’s legacy,” Linda Paul, Richard Cahan, Ken Davis.
Best Health or Science Reporting
WBEZ, Every Other Hour: “Can you help me?,” Shannon Heffernan, Cate Cahan.
Best Sports Story
WBEZ, “Cinderella Chicago football team heads to state, aiming for repeat,” Susie An, Kate Grossman.
SPECIALTY/TRADE
Best Deadline Report
Bloomberg, “Airbus seals $50 billion jet deal to outdo Boeing in Dubai,” Julie Johnsson, Mary Schlangenstein, Benjamin D. Katz.
Best In-depth Report or Series
Bloomberg, “Immigration on the farm in the era of Trump,” Mario Parker, Andy Hoffman, Jen Skerritt, Mark Chediak, Alan Bjerga.
Bloomberg, “Dethroning Trump’s deregulation czar,” Mario Parker, Jennifer Dlouhy, Zachary Mider, Ari Natter, Miles Weiss.
The Bond Buyer Newspaper, “Illinois’ fiscal collapse to near junk bond status,” Yvette Shields.
Best Commentary
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Movie reviews, Rebecca Ford.
Modern Healthcare, Editorials, Merrill Goozner.
Best Business or Consumer Reporting
ABA Journal, “Ad It Up: 40 years after Bates, legal advertising blows past $1 billion and goes viral,” Victor Li.
Bloomberg, “How Tyson’s chicken plant became a $320 million turkey,” Megan Durisin, Shruti Singh.
Chicago Lawyer, “David’s Goliaths,” Paul Dailing.
Best Feature Story or Series
ABA Journal, “A father’s mission,” Kevin Davis.
ABA Journal, “The Gideon Revolution,” Lorelei Laird.
EMBO Reports, “Biology goes in the air,” Howard Wolinsky.
Best Design
ABA Journal, Monica Burciaga.
ABA Journal, Legal Rebels.
Chicago Lawyer, Jennifer Jenkins.
ONLINE
Best Multimedia Feature Presentation
chicagotribune.com, “#MeToo: Moments from the movement,” Randi Stevenson.
propublica.org and chicagotribune.com, “Chicago police skirt punishment as disciplinary system fails yet again,” Jodi Cohen, Jennifer Smith Richards, David Eads, Lucas Waldron.
propublica.org, wbez.org and chicago.suntimes.com, “How Chicago gets its guns,” Mick Dumke, Joe DeCeault, Lucas Waldron.
Best News Website
chicagotribune.com, Staff.
Best Individual Blog Post, independent
chicagoist.com, “A reporter explains what out-of-towners keep getting wrong about Chicago violence,” Evan F. Moore.
chicagonow.com, From “Mom, I think I’m poignant,” Bonnie McGrath.
Journalism Education Association Scholastic Press Rights Commission/jeasprc.org, “Journalists shouldn’t be ‘pawn in game of life’,” Stan Zoller.
Best Individual Blog Post, affiliated
chicagotribune.com, “The fear of taking something that doesn’t belong to me,” Armando L. Sanchez.
chicagotribune.com, “A moment of relief between two shootings,” Armando L. Sanchez.
propublica.org, “Downstate-of-Mind: Your responses to defining ‘downstate’ Illinois,” Logan Jaffe.
Best Continuing Blog, independent
thechicagoambassador.com, Bob Chiarito and Connor Carynski.
chicagonow.com, Bonnie McGrath.
chicagopublicsquare.com, Charlie Meyerson.
Best Continuing Blog, affiliated
bettergov.org, “Reporter’s Notebook,” Alejandra Cancino, Jared Rutecki, Casey Toner.
chicagotribune.com, “My Photo Life,” Armando L. Sanchez.
medpagetoday.com, “A Patient’s Journey,”Howard Wolinsky.
Best Deadline Reporting
chicagobusiness.org, “Invoking the specter of Nazi Germany, Obama warns against complacency,” Greg Hinz.
chicagotribune.com, “Cook County judge slain outside South Side home.” Elvia Malagon, Jeremy Gorner, Megan Crepeau.
chicagotribune.com, “Fatal shooting of toddler caught on Facebook Live,” Heather Schroering, Peter Nickeas, Jeremy Gorner, Gregory Pratt, Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, Jason Meisner.
Best Non-deadline Reporting
ap.org, “Locked up for life,” Sharon Cohen, Adam Geller, Mike Householder.
bloomberg.com, “How to rebuild Puerto Rico,” Monte Reel.
propublica.org and chicagotribune.com, “Chicago police skirt punishment as disciplinary system fails yet again,” Jodi Cohen, Jennifer Smith Richards, David Eads.
Best Series, Non-deadline Reporting
ap.org, “Locked up for life,” Sharon Cohen, Adam Geller, Mike Householder.
injusticewatch.org, “A broken system,” Rick Tulsky.
chicago.suntimes.com, “A season under the gun,” Rick Telander.
Best Breaking News Story
chicagotribune.com, “Teen found dead in hotel walk-in freezer day after disappearing from party,” Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, John Keilman, John Byrne, Dahleen Glanton, Alyssa Pointer.
chicagotribune.com, “Twists and turns in mystery as Northwestern professor arrested in stabbing death,” Elyssa Cherney, Jeremy Gorner, Rosemary Sobol.
Best Neighborhood/Community News Website
loopnorth.com, Steven Dahlman.
Best Business or Consumer Reporting
bettergov.org, “How CHA rehabs of senior apartments blow through budgets, cause real pain,” Alejandra Cancino.
bloomberg.com, “Remember when Trump said he saved 1,100 jobs at a Carrier plant?,” Bryan Gruley, Rick Clough.
chicagoreporter.com, “Wage theft victims have little chance of recouping pay in Illinois,” Melissa Sanchez, Matt Kiefer.
Best Feature Story or Series
dnainfo.com/chicago, “This group teaches bystanders, including kids, how to treat gunshot wounds,” Kelly Bauer.
injusticewatch.org, “Untangling Truth,” Mari Cohen.
injusticewatch.org, “Five years of waiting in jail, then a quick jury acquittal,” Emily Hoerner.
Best Investigative/Public Service Reporting
bettergov.org, “The Graduates,” David Kidwell.
chicagotribune.com, “No public alert issued after man is pushed onto Loop subway tracks,” Rosemary Sobol, Jeremy Gorner.
investigatemidwest.org, “Monsanto, seed-corn companies continue use of contractors despite allegations of migrant labor abuses,” Laird Townsend, Brant Houston, Pam Dempsey, Johnathan Hettinger and Staff.
Best Use of News Video
chicagotribune.com, “A father — wrongly imprisoned for 22 years — reconnects with his family,” Erin Hooley.
chicagotribune.com, “2 women shot dead in Washington Park; ‘My heart just dropped. I couldn’t think,’” Erin Hooley.
medilljusticeproject.org, “The art of detainment: Guantánamo Bay, Cuba,” Allisha Azlan.
Best Use of Features Video
chicagotribune.com, “So Chicago – Hidden places and extraordinary stories,“ Chris Walker.
chicagotribune.com, “Bowling, beer and brotherhood,” Chris Walker.
wttw.com, “Urban Nature,” Dan Protess.
Best Use of Digital Technology
citybureau.org, “#FOPtracker,” Staff.
chicagobusiness.org, “20 in Their 20s; Unyielding; The Rebuilders of Chicago’s Southland,” Jason McGregor.
chicagobusiness.org, “Coolest offices,” Christine Balch.
Best Start-Up
chicagopublicsquare.com, Charles Meyerson.
propublica.org, Staff.
90days90voices.com, Nissa Rhee, Alex Hernandez, Sarah Conway, Daniel Rowell.
General Excellence in Online Journalism
chicagotribune.com, Staff.
Best Photo
chicagotribune.com, “State Wrestling,” Brian O’Mahoney.
medilljusticeproject.org, “Vacant,” Pat Nabong, Sally Ryan, Wen-Yee Lee, Kennedy Weisner.
Best New Podcast
fourteeneastmag.com, “14 Speaks,” Bea Aldrich.
rivetsmartaudio.com, “Innovating … Chicago Style!” Jesse Betend.
schooledthepodcast.com, John O’Connor, Tom Couch.
Best Podcast
rivetsmartaudio.com, “Innovating … Chicago Style!” Jesse Betend.
wgnradio.com, “Hoge & Jahns,” Adam Hoge and Adam Jahns.
wgnradio.com, “The Mincing Rascals,” John Williams, Steve Bertrand, Kirsten McQueary, Scott Stantis, Eric Zorn, Elif Geris.
Best Podcast Single Episode
rivetsmartaudio.com, “Cleversafe and the whale (How to survive being right)” Jesse Betend.
BEST ALL MEDIA
Best Deadline Reporting
Chicago Tribune, “Fatal shooting of toddler caught on Facebook Live,” Heather Schroering, Peter Nickeas, Jeremy Gorner, Gregory Pratt, Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, Jason Meisner.
Best Investigative Reporting
Chicago Tribune, “The Water Drain,” Ted Gregory, Cecelia Reyes, Patrick M. O’Connell, Angela Caputo. Chicago Tribune, “Doomed by Delay,” Patricia Callahan.
Chicago Tribune and ProPublica, “The Tax Divide,” Jason Grotto, Sandhya Kambhampati, Ray Long.
Best Feature Story
Chicago Tribune, “Benny and Jorge and the quest for peace in Little Village,” Peter Nickeas, E. Jason Wambsgans, Mary Schmich.
Chicago Tribune, “ ‘My last resort’ – Thousands come to Illinois to have abortions,” Angie Leventis Lourgos.
The Medill Justice Project, “The Death Belt,” Rachel Fobar.
Best Feature Series
The Medill Justice Project, “Life after prison for Jennifer Del Prete,” Staff.
The Associated Press, “Trump Country,” Claire Galofaro, Martha Irvine, David Goldman, Angeliki Kastanis.
WBEZ, “Every Other Hour,” Staff.
Best Short Film Documentary
Chicago Tribune, “A father — wrongly imprisoned for 22 years — reconnects with his family,” Erin Hooley.
Chicago Tribune, “Chicago’s great sculptures from above,” Chris Walker.
The Medill Justice Project, “Alibi and Faith,” Staff.
Best Photography
Chicago Tribune, “Life, Outside: A father — wrongly imprisoned for 22 years — reconnects with his now-grown children,” Erin Hooley.
Chicago Tribune, “Children suffer, die in Illinois from preventable Krabbe disease,” Brian Cassella.
City Bureau, “Justice, restored? New North Lawndale court aims to change punitive system,” Sebastian Hidalgo.
Best Multimedia Collaboration
Daily Herald and Chicago Sun-Times, “Friday night flight,” Jake Griffin, Bob Susnjara, Mitch Dudek.
ProPublica Illinois and Chicago Tribune, “Chicago police skirt punishment as disciplinary system fails yet again,” Jodi Cohen, Jennifer Smith Richards, David Eads.
injusticewatch.org, The New York Times and Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom podcast, “A broken system,” Rick Tulsky, Shaila Dawan, Andrew Rossback, Jason Flom.
Best Editorial Cartoon
Chicago Tribune, Scott Stantis.
Best Graphics
Crain’s Chicago Business, “Where to Buy,” “Unyielding,” “Guide to Co-working Downtown,” Jason McGregor, Dennis Rodkin, Danielle Braff.
Chicago Tribune, “Tax Divide infographics,” Ryan Marx, Jemal Brinson, Jonathon Berlin, Jason Grotto.
The Chicago Reporter, “DOJ reform tracker, Closed schools database, Wage theft map,” Staff.
Best Illustration
Crain’s Chicago Business, “Best places to work,” Karen Freese, Nigel Buchanan.
Crain’s Chicago Business, “How rich it’s been,” Thomas J. Linden, John Kascht.
Better Government Association, “The Graduates,” Staff.
Best Data Journalism
Chicago Tribune, “Suburban red light cameras,” Joe Mahr, Matthew Walberg.
Chicago Tribune, “The Water Drain,” Ted Gregory, Cecilia Reyes, Patrick M. O’Connell, Angela Caputo.
The Chicago Reporter, “Wage theft victims have little chance of recouping pay in Illinois,” Melissa Sanchez, Matt Kiefer.