The Chicago Headline Club is now accepting applications for its 2022 FOIAFest Boot Camp, the two-week training program launched last year and integrated into the annual FOIAFest conference. The Boot Camp is intended to support the work of early career journalists of color in Chicago and will partner reporters who […]
Here are the winners of the 2020 Peter Lisagor Awards, representing some of the best journalism made across the Chicago region over the past year in more than 100 categories, including newspapers, magazines, television, radio and digital media. Entries were judged by an impartial SPJ chapter outside Illinois. Thank you […]
For Chicagoans, no journalist has done more than Cheryl Corley to capture the wrenching social justice issues that erupted into a global firestorm and catalyst for change last year. As an NPR national correspondent based in the city for more than two decades, she made herself an expert on issues […]
Greg Kot is synonymous with Chicago music. His voice, his insights and his critical ear are among the reasons that this author, music critic and “Sound Opinions” co-host is one of two recipients of the Chicago Headline Club’s Lifetime Achievement Award this year. Kot is the head of editorial at the […]
Last summer, historic protests erupted across the country in response to anti-Black police violence. And in Chicago, official police narratives often conflicted with what actually occurred on the ground. As the national debate about race and policing continues, we asked Lakeidra Chavis of The Trace to lead a conversation examining […]
The original Criminal Courts building at the corner of Dearborn and Hubbard was the scene of the March 26, 1980, a Prohibition-type party kicking off the Headline Club’s Front Page Film Festival. Liquor was served in coffee cups, live music and more than a hundred Chicago journalists celebrated Ben Hecht […]
Chicago is a city with too many authors to count – many current or former journalists. Think of The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur and work your way forward. To celebrate the notables and help sell books by the worthies, the Headline Club staged a Holiday Book […]
As the Chicago Headline Club turns 100 this year, we’re looking back on notable moments in our history. Here’s a remembrance from former Headline Club president Howard Dubin: During a public relations tour of the U.S. in the fall of 1963, Madame Nhu. Vietnam’s de facto first lady, spoke to […]
The #WeAreTheHeadlineClub campaign—designed by photographer E. Jason Wambsgans—is an effort to give our brand and our members more exposure. You’ll see these photos and questions across social media over the next few months, anchored to pages like these. Our spotlight this month is on Christine Wolf, a freelance journalist, biographer, memoir coach, and […]
The Chicago Headline Club has extended its deadline for accepting nominations for the 2020 Peter Lisagor Awards. The new deadline is midnight Friday, Feb. 12, and will incur a $10 late entry fee. Enter the contest here by clicking on “2020 Chicago Headline Club: The 44th Annual Peter Lisagor Awards.” […]
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