Here are the finalists for the 2020 Peter Lisagor Awards
Here are the finalists for the 2020 Peter Lisagor Awards, representing some of the best journalism made across the Chicago region over the past year.
Awards
‘The Quiet Rooms’ by Chicago Tribune, ProPublica Illinois awarded 2019 Watchdog Award
The Chicago Headline Club’s Watchdog Award honors Chicago-area news reporting that calls attention to situations in which the public is being harmed or poorly served. This year’s winner is “The Quiet Rooms,” a collaboration by Jennifer Smith Richards of the Chicago Tribune, and Jodi S. Cohen and Lakeidra Chavis of […]
Winners of the 2019 Peter Lisagor Awards, other Chicago Headline Club honors announced
The Peter Lisagor Awards are an annual celebration of the best journalism produced throughout the Chicagoland region, spanning all mediums including print, radio, television and digital. While the awards are usually presented at our annual banquet, we are making the announcement digitally this year due to concerns over the coronavirus and […]
Lolly Bowean wins the 2019 Anne Keegan Award
Created in 2012 to honor longtime Chicago Tribune writer Anne Keegan, this award honors journalists who write stories that capture the “dignity and spirit of the common man.” This year’s winner of the Anne Keegan Award is Lolly Bowean. Bowean is being honored for her deeply-reported and beautifully-written stories about life […]
Free memberships & renewals for Lisagor finalists and winners
Every finalist and winner of a Lisagor Award this year will receive a free membership to the Headline Club and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). If you’re named as a finalist or winner (no “staff” awards)— you’ll get a free membership or renewal for a year, but we need […]
Howard S. Dubin receives Service Award from the Chicago Headline Club
The Lisagor Awards wouldn’t exist without Howard S. Dubin. Literally: He actually started them when he served as president of the Chicago Headline Club in 1977. He’s also been a longtime fixture at the national Society of Professional Journalists—so much so that they have an award named after him. Howard has been […]
Susan S. Stevens receives Service Award from the Chicago Headline Club
Susan S. Stevens is the backbone of the Chicago Headline Club. In addition to serving as the club’s longtime secretary, Sue has been our institutional memory and the voice of reason during times of transition. Sue, who spent most of her journalism career at UPI and the City News Bureau, […]
Clarence Waldron receives 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chicago Headline Club
Clarence Waldron has been named the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chicago Headline Club’s 2020 Peter Lisagor Awards. Often called “the dean of arts and entertainment journalists,” Waldron has enjoyed a distinguished career in journalism for more than 35 years, including a 29-year tenure as senior writer and senior editor of Jet Magazine.
The 2020 Lisagor Awards banquet has been cancelled
Dear Headline Club members and Chicagoland journalists: Due to concerns over the coronavirus and COVID-19, we are cancelling the Lisagor Awards banquet this year, which was scheduled for May 15. We will still announce the winners and we’re working on a virtual event to honor our Lifetime Achievement Award-winners and […]
These are the 2018 Peter Lisagor Award winners
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, […]