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 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.
Jim DeRogatis has been named the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chicago Headline Club’s 2020 Peter Lisagor Awards. Together with Greg Kot, the former rock critic at The Chicago Tribune, he co-hosts Sound Opinions, heard weekly on 125 public radio stations nationwide. “Great reporters are as rare as […]
We received over 900 entries for the 2019 Peter Lisagor Awards, and a panel of judges from an impartial SPJ chapter outside Illinois has selected a few as the finalists. You can find a complete listing sorted by category below. Spanning all mediums including print, radio, television and digital, they represent […]
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, […]
Here are the finalists for the 2018 Peter Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism. Winners will be announced May 10, 2019 at the Union League Club of Chicago. Tickets for the ceremony are now available on Eventbrite. Questions? Email awards@headlineclub.org. Congratulations to the finalists! WATCHDOG AWARD “Betrayed,” Chicago Tribune, Staff “Recycling in […]
The Chicago Headline Club is now accepting nominations for 2018 Peter Lisagor Awards! Reports must have been published or aired between Jan. 1, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2018. Entries must be the original work of journalists in Illinois or who work for news media based in the state or northwest Indiana. All […]
The Chicago Headline Club, the largest Society of Professional Journalists chapter in the country, presented the winners of its 2017 Lisagor Awards at its annual awards dinner May 11 before nearly 300 people at the Union League Club of Chicago. The awards recognize the best of Chicago journalism and are named […]
Here they are: the finalists for the Chicago Headline Club’s 41st Annual Peter Lisagor Awards! We’d like to congratulate all the nominees, and thank anyone who submitted for sharing their work with us. The Headline Club will present the winners during an awards ceremony Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Union […]
Time is running out to submit entries for the Chicago Headline Club’s 2017 Peter Lisagor Awards! Act fast before the deadline this Wednesday, January 31. Reports must have been published or aired between Jan. 1, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2017. Entries must be the original work of journalists in Illinois or who […]
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