The Chicago Headline Club is dismayed by the quick action taken by the Illinois legislature on HB 3796, which puts new limitations on the state’s Freedom of Information Act. In essence, the bill, if signed by Gov. Pat Quinn, “…adds provisions to the Freedom of Information Act to create a […]
Dear Friends and Supporters of the Daily Egyptian: Let me open by saying that if there is any alumni affinity group that has more passion and enthusiasm for its connection to SIU than the DE alums…then I have yet to meet that group! I have appreciated the opportunity to hear […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has declared that state’s attorneys are government officials subject to state public-records law. The unanimous ruling released Thursday forces county prosecutors to release public records under the Freedom of Information Act. The law is intended to improve government transparency. The case began […]
To SIU President Randy Dunn and the SIU Board of Trustees: The Chicago Headline Club is extremely disturbed by reports that Southern Illinois University’s “Daily Egyptian” newspaper may discontinue due to lack of funding. The nearly century-old Daily Egyptian is one of the crown jewels of SIU, and has trained […]
The Chicago Headline Club presented the winners of its 2013 Lisagor Awards at its annual awards dinner tonight before more than 350 people at the Union League Club of Chicago. The awards recognize the best of Chicago journalism and are named for Peter Lisagor, the Chicago Daily News’ Washington bureau […]
The 37th Annual Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism May 2 Master of Ceremonies: Andy Shaw, Better Government Association Union League Club of Chicago at 65 W. Jackson Blvd. Cocktails: 5:30 p.m. Dinner and awards presentation: 7 p.m. Parking is $10 in garage adjacent to the ULC Congratulations to our […]
The following suggestions and comments regarding the 2014 overhaul of the 1996 SPJ Ethics Code come from the April 12 SPJ Region 5 conference in Chicago.
The Chicago Headline Club, the largest Society of Professional Journalists chapter in the country, announced three winners of its 2013 Lifetime Achievement Awards. Lifetime Achievement Award recipients included veteran journalists Tracy Baim, Bill Kurtis and Karen Meyer who were honored for their extraordinary work in Chicago journalism at the 2013 […]
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS 2014 Region 5 Spring Conference Here is the schedule for sessions at the Society of Professional Journalists’ Region 5 Spring Conference in Chicago. Encourage your colleagues to come. All are welcome to attend, to learn and to share views. We will have newsroom tours Fri. April […]
ALL MEDIA: MULTIMEDIA COLLABORATION (AM1)
David Bernstein, Chicago Magazine and Better Government Association, “Lawmakers Gone Wild”
Chris Fusco and Monifa Thomas, Chicago Sun-Times and Tony Arnold of WBEZ, “DCFS’s Faces of Failure”
Daily Herald, Reboot Illinois, “Pension Forum”
ALL MEDIA: EDITORIAL CARTOON (AM2)
Jack Higgins, Chicago Sun-Times, “A sampling of editorial cartoons by Jack…
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