These are the 2018 Peter Lisagor Award winners

May 10, 2019 Ben Meyerson 0

The Chicago Headline Club, the largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, presented the winners of its 2018 Lisagor Awards at its annual banquet tonight before nearly 250 people at the Union League Club of Chicago. The awards recognize the best of Chicago journalism and are named for Peter Lisagor, […]

Congratulations to the 2017 Peter Lisagor Award winners!

May 11, 2018 Ben Meyerson 0

The Chicago Headline Club, the largest Society of Professional Journalists chapter in the country, presented the winners of its 2017 Lisagor Awards at its annual awards dinner May 11 before nearly 300 people at the Union League Club of Chicago. The awards recognize the best of Chicago journalism and are named […]

Coming to Chicago: SPJ’s Region 5 Conference

March 20, 2018 Ben Meyerson 0

In an era when “fake news” is both a real concern and a term used to undermine legitimate media, building trust is essential for journalists to serve their local communities effectively. This spring’s SPJ Region 5 conference, April 6-7 in Chicago, is your chance to learn new skills and get insights from […]

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CHC Board Minutes — Feb. 2, 2018

February 22, 2018 Ben Meyerson 0

CHICAGO HEADLINE CLUB Board of Directors meeting Fri. Feb. 2, 2018 President Ben Meyerson called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m. Also present: Stan Zoller, Alejandra Cancino, Flynn McRoberts, Jason Martin, Susan S. Stevens, and by phone Howard Dubin, Kristen Schorsch, Brandis Friedman, Rob Elder and Suzanne McBride. January minutes were approved as Susan submitted them. Treasurer’s report: […]

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CHC Board Minutes — Jan. 5, 2018

February 22, 2018 Ben Meyerson 0

CHICAGO HEADLINE CLUB Board of Directors meeting Fri. Jan. 5, 2018 President Ben Meyerson called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. Also present:  Brandis Friedman, Patrick Boylan, Flynn McRoberts, Alejandra Cancino, and by phone Rob Elder, Stan Zoller, Evan Moore, Mike Ewing, Kristen Schorsch, Suzanne McBride, Dann Gire, Richelle Rogers, Britt Julious, […]

FOIAFest 2018 tickets now on sale!

January 17, 2018 Ben Meyerson 0

Tickets for FOIAFest 2018 are now live! Get yours before they sell out. The sixth-annual FOIAFest will be Feb. 24 at Loyola University Chicago. The daylong conference features panels and training sessions on everything from finding records hidden in plain sight to analyzing data for hard-hitting investigations. Tickets to the […]

The 2017 Peter Lisagor Awards are now open!

December 4, 2017 Ben Meyerson 0

The Chicago Headline Club is now accepting nominations for 2017 Peter Lisagor Awards! Reports must have been published or aired between Jan. 1, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2017. Entries must be the original work of journalists in Illinois or who work for news media based in the state or northwest Indiana. All […]

Facebook algorithms, body cameras and gadgets: What we learned at EIJ 2017

September 30, 2017 Ben Meyerson 0

A few members of the Chicago Headline Club’s executive board had the privilege of attending this year’s Excellence in Journalism conference in September. The annual conference brought together members of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio Television Digital News Association, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Native American […]

And the Peter Lisagor Award winners are…

May 12, 2017 Ben Meyerson 0

The Chicago Headline Club, one of the largest Society of Professional Journalists chapters in the country, presented the winners of its 2016 Lisagor Awards at its annual awards dinner tonight before nearly 300 people at the Union League Club of Chicago. The awards recognize the best of Chicago journalism and […]

These are your 2016 Peter Lisagor Award finalists

April 6, 2017 Ben Meyerson 0

The Chicago Headline Club is proud to announce the finalists for the 40th annual Peter Lisagor Awards — a hotly competitive contest that drew a near-record 871 entries this year. The dinner and awards ceremony will be held Friday, May 12, at the Union League Club of Chicago. Tickets are now on […]