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

May 13, 2023 Mike Ewing 4

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 […]

These are the finalists for the 2022 Watchdog Awards

April 24, 2023 Mike Ewing 0

These are the finalists for the Chicago Headline Club’s 2022 Watchdog Awards, which honor outstanding reporting that calls attention to situations in which the public is being harmed or poorly served by the government, institutions or businesses at any level. All entries will be reviewed by a panel of investigative […]

These are the finalists for the 2022 Peter Lisagor Awards

April 5, 2023 Mike Ewing 0

These are the finalists for the 2022 Peter Lisagor Awards, representing some of the best journalism produced in Illinois and northwest Indiana from across the media spectrum. Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for this year’s contest. Entries were judged by an impartial out-of-state SPJ chapter. Winners will be […]

Nominations open for 2022 Watchdog Awards; Submit by March 14

January 2, 2023 Mike Ewing 0

Nominations for the Chicago Headline Club’s Watchdog Award, which honors enterprising journalism that defends and protects everyday folks, are now open! Past winners of the award and cash prize exposed decades of sexual abuse complaints by lifeguards in Chicago, identified a pattern of misuse of seclusion in Illinois public schools, and used […]

Nominations for the 2022 Peter Lisagor Awards are now CLOSED

January 1, 2023 Mike Ewing 0

Nominations for the 46th Annual Peter Lisagor Awards, which recognize Chicago’s best journalism from across the media spectrum, open on Jan. 1, 2023. Entries needed to be submitted by the final deadline of Feb. 14. There will be no entries accepted after Feb. 14. Additional information about how to apply and […]

These are the winners of the 2021 Peter Lisagor Awards

May 7, 2022 Mike Ewing 0

The Chicago Headline Club, the nation’s largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, presented the 45th annual Peter Lisagor Awards at a reception on May 6. The club also recognized its two newest lifetime achievement award winners – Bill Cameron and Dahleen Glanton – and many past presidents from […]