SPJ Foundation awards $15,000 to support 2027 FOIA Fest
SPJ Foundation awards $15,000 to support FOIA Fest 2027, the Chicago Headline Club’s annual public-records training program for journalists.
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The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Grants $80K in Support of Watchdog Reporting
Funding will support FOIAFest, the Watchdog Award and journalism training initiatives The Chicago Headline Club Foundation has received an $80,000 grant from The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation to support the Chicago Headline Club’s ongoing efforts to strengthen journalism, government transparency and public accountability. Over two years, the grant will help […]
CHC Foundation awards internship grants to 15 West and Investigative Project on Race and Equity
The Chicago Headline Club Foundation has awarded $5,000 internship grants to 15 West and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity (IPRE), two Chicago-area nonprofit journalism organizations focused on community-centered and accountability reporting. The grants will support paid internship opportunities for student journalists and early-career reporters, helping both organizations provide […]
DePaul’s Grace Logan wins 2026 Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarship
By Storer Rowley The Chicago Headline Club and Foundation announced Friday that DePaul University junior Grace Logan has been named the recipient of the 2026 Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarship, a $5,000 annual award supporting emerging journalists in Chicago and Illinois. The Foundation received applications from student journalists attending colleges and […]
’25 Brownlee Scholarship Winner Encourages Illinois Journalism Students to Apply Early
By Richard Ray If there’s a message from last year’s winner of the Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarship to this year’s applicants, it’s to go for it. “It wasn’t really daunting if that’s what people are worried about,” 21-year-old Carly Gist said of her experience. “It was a pretty smooth application […]
Building Safer Journalists: Inside Our Domestic Conflict Training
On March 23-24, the Chicago Headline Club and Foundation welcomed nearly two dozen journalists and trainers to DePaul’s downtown communications center for an intensive two-day Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT) designed to prepare reporters and photographers to safely cover protests, civil unrest, and other high-risk assignments. This training—part […]
Applications Now Open for the Prestigious Les Brownlee Scholarship
The Chicago Headline Club and the Chicago Headline Club Foundation are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the esteemed 2026 Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarship. This annual award grants $5,000 to an exceptional undergraduate journalism student in Illinois and the Chicago area. The award was established in honor […]
Winners for the Chicago Headline Club’s A-Mark Prize for Dogged Reporting and Editing, Watchdog Award
Headline Club announced winners at FOIA Fest 2025 on Saturday, March 21. The Chicago Headline Club is thrilled to announce the winners of the Watchdog Award for Public Interest and the A-Mark Prize for Dogged Reporting and Editing. Chicago Public Media staff won the Watchdog Award for Public Interest for […]
$25K Field Grant Awarded to Expand Journalist Safety Training
The Chicago Headline Club Foundation (CHCF) is pleased to announce a $25,000 Field Foundation grant to expand safety resources and training for journalists navigating today’s increasingly unpredictable reporting environment. The initiative is designed to meet the urgent needs of reporters, photographers and freelancers covering protests, domestic conflict and other high-risk […]
Empowering Chicago’s future journalists: $10K in internship grants available for nonprofit news organizations
At a time when local journalism plays an increasingly vital role in democracy and community engagement, the Chicago Headline Club Foundation is proud to announce the availability of up to $10,000 in internship grants to support nonprofit news organizations serving the Chicago metropolitan area. The Foundation will award up to […]