These are the winners of the 46th Annual Peter Lisagor Awards

The Chicago Headline Club congratulates all the winners of the 46th annual Peter Lisagor Awards for exemplary journalism.

The awards were handed out May 12 at a gathering of more than 200 members of the local media community. The entries were judged by an impartial Society of Professional Journalists chapter outside Illinois.

BEST ALL MEDIA

Best Investigative Reporting
* ProPublica and Chicago Tribune; “The Price Kids Pay” by Jodi Cohen, Jennifer Smith Richards, Armando Sanchez

Best Feature or Human Interest Single Story
* Chalkbeat; “Inside a Chicago high school’s year of uncertainty” by Mila Koumpilova

Best Feature or Human Interest Series
* Chicago Tribune; “Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders” by Christy Gutowski, Stacy St. Clair

Best Multimedia Collaboration
* Chicago Sun-Times / WBEZ / NPR; “Handguns easily turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel growing violence” by Frank Main, Tom Schuba, Stephanie Zimmermann, Chip Mitchell, Cheryl W. Thompson, Charmaine Runes and Matt Kiefer

Best Data Journalism
* Chicago Tribune and ProPublica; “The Price Kids Pay” by Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi Cohen, Ruth Talbot

Best Public Service or Engagement
* Crain’s Chicago Business; “Crain’s Forum” by Cassandra West, Staff

Design & Visuals

Best News Photo
* The Daily Herald; “Fiery Roof Collapse” by John Starks

Best Feature Photo
* Block Club Chicago; “An Ode To Chicago’s Queer Spaces: Photos Of Pride, Love And LGBTQ+ Joy In Chicago” by Kathleen Hinkel

Best Sports Photo
* The TRiiBE; “Sierra Canyon’s Amari Bailey could be Chicago’s next hometown hero in the NBA” by Mike Hicks

Best Illustration or Graphics
* Crain’s Chicago Business; “A Safer Haven illustrations” by Cornelia Li, Jason McGregor

Best Design in a Print Publication
* City Bureau; “Will That New Development Benefit Your Community? The People’s Guide to Community Benefits Agreements & Alternatives” by Davon Clark

Best Digital Design
* Chicago Sun-Times; “Ukraine’s Mariupol: a rare dispatch from a city under Russian siege; despair, death everywhere” by Paul Saltzman

Best Use of News Video
* Reuters; “Breaking news video – Reuters” by Eric Cox

Best Use of Feature Video
* Block Club Chicago and Illinois Answers Project; “Life And Death In Chicago’s Most Dangerous Bike Lane” by Colin Boyle

Best Use of Data Visualization
* South Side Weekly and WTTW; “Mapping Chicago’s Racial Segregation” by Pat Sier, Charmaine Runes

Best Multimedia Feature Presentation
* Chicago Tribune; “Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders” by Chicago Tribune staff

Best Social or Short-Form Video
* WTTW News; “WTTW News Explains” by Patty Wetli, Amanda Vinicky, Heather Cherone, Justin Younger, Natalie Younger, Greg Bodfish, Alex Blanchette, Jay Smith

Best Use of Social Media
* Block Club Chicago; “Problems At COVID-19 Testing Pop-Ups” by Kelly Bauer

Commentary & Presentation

Best Column or Editorial From a Small Print/Online Publication
* ABA Journal; “Intersection” by Liane Jackson

Best Column or Editorial From a Large Print/Online Publication
* Chicago Sun-Times (Freelance Columnist); “America `The Beautiful’” by John W. Fountain

Best Sports Commentary
* WSCR-AM / 670 The Score; “Laurence Holmes on Jackie Robinson Day” by Laurence Holmes

Best Featured Reporter or Host
* WGN Radio; “John Williams” by John Williams and Pete Zimmerman

Best Interview (Audio or Video)
* Voice of America TV; “The Artemis Generation: An Interview with NASA Astronaut Victor Glover” by Kane Farabaugh, Adam Greenbaum

Best Blog
* AARP: The Ethel; “Want To Fight Off Stress? Here’s the Key” by Michele Weldon

Best Podcast
* Chicago Tribune and At Will Media; “Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders” by Christy Gutowski, Stacy St. Clair, Jessica Glazer, Claire Tighe, Anmargaret Warner, Molly Getman, and staff

Best Email Newsletter
* Crain’s Chicago Business; “Juice” by Marcus Gilmer, Greg Hinz, Justin Laurence, Mark Walsh

Best Food or Restaurant Coverage
* Eater; “A Daughter’s Culinary Ode to Her Mother Brings Traditional Khmer Food to Chicago
by Naomi Waxman, Jack X. Li, Ashok Selvam

Best Music Coverage
* The TRiiBE; “Who is behind the hip-hop blogs spreading fake news about O-Block on social media?” by Mark Braboy, Matt Chapman

Best Theater or Literary Coverage
* Newcity; “Theater criticism” by Mary Wisniewski

Best Headline From a Small Print/Online Publication
* The DePaulia; “Panic! At The Crypto” by Patrick Sloan-Turner, Ruchi Nawathe

Best Headline From a Large Print/Online Publication
* Chicago Sun-Times; “Nothing lasts forever – but manhole covers come close” by Neil Steinberg

Best Coverage by Subject: Small Print/Online

Best Feature Reporting Single Story/Episode
* Chicago Reader; “Rescuing the legacy of Dancin’ Man” by Jake Austen, Philip Montoro

Best Feature Reporting Series
* Hyde Park Herald; “Who was Samuel Harvard?” by Andrea Holliday

Best Investigative Reporting
* Illinois Answers Project; “Pritzker administration/Centene investigation” by David Jackson, Chuck Neubauer, Rachel Hinton, Grace Golembiewski

Best Reporting on Crime and Justice
* MindSite News and WBEZ; “Illinois is Getting Better at Answering Calls to the Suicide Crisis Line. Will Chicago’s South Side Be Left Behind?” by Josh McGhee, Ola Giwa

Best Education Reporting
* The Times of Northwest Indiana; “St. Stanislaus parents voice concerns about alleged `kill list,’ say school `dropped the ball’” by Joseph S. Pete

Best Business Reporting
* Crain’s Chicago Business; “A family empire built on beer” by Steven R. Strahler

Best Reporting on Race and Diversity
* Block Club Chicago co-published with Injustice Watch; “Chicago Police Are Arresting Thousands More Black Drivers After Traffic Stops Than They Report” by Pascal Sabino

Best Science and Technology Reporting
* Modern Healthcare; “A dirty business: How the medical device sterilization process sickens some to heal others” by Kara Hartnett

Best Political and Government Reporting
* Illinois Answers Project; “Pritzker administration/Centene investigation” by David Jackson, Chuck Neubauer, Rachel Hinton, Grace Golembiewski 

Best Arts and Entertainment Reporting
* Chicago Reader; “Will lightning strike Podlasie Club twice?” by Micco Caporale, Philip Montoro

Best Sports Reporting
* The Victory Bell; “Emerging from the Darkness” by Paul Oren

Best Deadline Reporting
* Block Club Chicago; “Fire Kills Children In Humboldt Park” by Mina Bloom, Noah Asimow

Best Community Reporting
* Chicago Magazine; “The Death (And Possible Rebirth) of Jackowo” by Mary Wisniewski, Joanna Marszalek, Zbigniew Bzdak

Best Reporting on Climate Change
* Grist; “Illinois’ Water War” by Adam Mahoney

Best Coverage by Subject: Large Print/Online

Best Feature Reporting Single Story/Episode
* Chicago Tribune; “Armadillos have arrived in downstate Illinois and are heading north – yes, you might someday see an armadillo in your backyard” by Christopher Borrelli

Best Feature Reporting Series
* Chicago Tribune; “Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders” by Christy Gutowski, Stacy St. Clair

Best Investigative Reporting
* Chicago Tribune and ProPublica; “The Price Kids Pay” by Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi Cohen, Armando Sanchez

Best Reporting on Crime and Justice
* Chicago Sun-Times; “Police shut down some businesses over violence, go easy on clout-heavy bars” by Tim Novak, Frank Main, Sophie Sherry

Best Education Reporting
* ProPublica and Chicago Tribune; “The Price Kids Pay” by Jodi Cohen, Jennifer Smith Richards, Armando Sanchez

Best Business Reporting
* Chicago Tribune; “Chicago’s hometown grocer once again poised for change” by Talia Soglin

Best Reporting on Race and Diversity
* ProPublica; “She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.” By Duaa Eldeib

Best Science and Technology Reporting
* ProPublica; “Stillbirths: When Babies Die Before Taking Their First Breath” by Duaa Eldeib

Best Political and Government Reporting
* Chicago Sun-Times; “Police shut down some businesses over violence, go easy on clout-heavy bars” by Tim Novak, Frank Main, Sophie Sherry 

Best Arts and Entertainment Reporting
* The New York Times; “What Hemingway Left in Sloppy Joe’s Bar 80 Years Ago” by Robert K.  Elder

Best Sports Reporting
* Chicago Tribune; “Title IX sports reporting” by Colleen Kane, Meghan Montemurro, Julia Poe, Kori Rumore, Stacy St. Clair, Tina Akouris, Amanda Kaschube

Best Deadline Reporting
* Chicago Sun-Times; “Horror on the Fourth” by Lynn Sweet, Elvia Malagón, Sophie Sherry, Paul Saltzman, Manny Ramos

Best Community Reporting
* Chicago Sun-Times; “In Rogers Park, glimpses of a neighborhood that reflects Chicago’s diversity more than any other” by Elvia Malagón, Pat Nabong

Best Reporting on Climate Change
* Bloomberg; “The End of Snow Threatens to Upend 76 Million American Lives” by David R. Baker, Brian K. Sullivan, Kim Chipman, Mark Chediak, Christopher Cannon

Best Coverage by Subject: Video

Best Feature Reporting Single Story/Episode
* WTTW; “Chicago Stories:  The Union Stockyards” by Daniel Andries, Dan Protess, Robert Loerzel, Ian Bertorelli, Tim Boyd, Patty Kaniff, Anthony Fleming III, and Nicholas Tremulis

Best Feature Reporting Series
* WFLD-TV Fox 32 Chicago; “Fox 32 Chicago Good News Special” by Natalie Bomke

Best Investigative Reporting
* NBC Chicago; “Left for Dead: Hit, Run, and Ignored” by Phil Rogers, Shelby Bremer, Nathan Halder, Katy Smyser

Best Reporting on Crime and Justice
* WTTW News; “WTTW News: Permanent Punishment” by Brandis Friedman, Julianne Hill

Best Education Reporting
* WTTW News; “WTTW News: Education Coverage” by WTTW News Team

Best Business Reporting
* WTTW News; “WTTW News: Business Coverage” by WTTW News Team 

Best Reporting on Race and Diversity
* NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ-TV); “The Lost Story of Emmett Till” by Marion Brooks, DS Shin, Tom Jones, Lauren Stauffer, Akemi Harrison, Lisa Balde

Best Science and Technology Reporting
* WTTW News; “WTTW News: Science and Technology Coverage” by Paul Caine, Erica Gunderson, Patty Wetli

Best Political and Government Reporting
* Voice of America; “The Inside Story: Flight of the Translators” by Kane Farabaugh, Adam Greenbaum, Jean Michel Mathurin, Steve Redisch, Brian Allen

Best Arts and Entertainment Reporting
* WTTW; “Chicago Stories:  The Birth of Gospel” by Stacy Robinson, Dan Protess, Mizani Ball, Aaron Britton, Brian Wingert, Katerina Simic, Yasmin Rammohan, Anthony Fleming III, Chris Paultre

Best Sports Reporting
* WTTW News; “WTTW News: 50 Years After Title IX, Transgender Athletes Advocate for Protections in High School and College Sports” by Amanda Vinicky

Best Deadline Reporting
* Voice of America TV’ “Survivors Search for Answers as Chicago Area Mourns Mass Shooting Victims” by Kane Farabaugh

Best Community Reporting
* ChicagoTalks (Columbia College Chicago); “Everybody Goes Home: A documentary” by Nell Ambrose, Martha Irvine, Olivia Covey, Curtis Lawrence, Donald York, Lavar Hamlin

Best Reporting on Climate Change
* The Associated Press; “Tribe seeks to adapt as climate change alters ancestral home” by Tammy Webber, Martha Irvine, Andrés Leighton, Alyssa Goodman, Panagiotis Mouzakis, Tim Reiterman, Christopher Hulme

Best Coverage by Subject: Audio

Best Feature Reporting Single Story/Episode
* NPR; “Russian expats have been struggling with their identity since the war began” by Michael Puente

Best Feature Reporting Series
* Inside Chicago Government, The Ben Joravsky Show; “Sounds of City Council: Audio & Analysis” by Dave Glowacz, Ben Joravsky

Best Reporting on Race and Diversity
* WBEZ; “The Black Fire Brigade is training young recruits, hoping to increase Black first responders in the Chicago Fire Department” by Michael Puente , Mark LeBien

Best Political and Government Reporting
* WGN Radio; “Darren Bailey says he no longer supports a complete abortion ban (6/30/2022)” by Lisa  Dent, Steve Bertrand, Brian Althimer, Curtis Koch

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