By Storer (Bob) Rowley The Chicago Headline Club and the Chicago Headline Club Foundation announced that Northwestern University student Alex Perry is the recipient of the 2023 Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarship–a $5,000 annual grant given to a Chicago-area journalism student in honor of trailblazing Club President Les Brownlee. The Foundation […]
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 […]
Chicago, IL – The Chicago Headline Club is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award: Dorothy Tucker, Rick Pearson, Phil Ponce and Chuck Neubauer. The award recognizes their exceptional contributions to journalism and tireless efforts to tell the truth about how Chicago really works. All four […]
We’re looking for new board members to join the Chicago Headline Club Board in our mission to promote journalism and support journalists across our region. If you worry about the future of journalism and want to work to protect and improve it in your community, joining our volunteer board is […]
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 […]
Les Brownlee Scholarship applications open
The Chicago Headline Club is proud to announce its 2023 FOIA Fest Boot Camp Fellows.
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 […]
The Chicago Headline Club and the Chicago Headline Club Foundation are accepting applications for two $5,000 grants to support internship programs at not-for-profit media organizations.
FOIA Fest 2023 planning is underway! Our annual public records conference returns as a hybrid one-day learning event. Learn more.
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