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Felicia Middlebrooks and Greg Hinz will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Chicago Headline Club’s Peter Lisagor Awards banquet for exemplary journalism May 8. Middlebrooks has co-anchored CBS Radio/WBBM Newsradio morning drive news since October 1984. Hinz, who has covered city politics for 40 years, is chief political reporter, blogger […]

We’re looking to build a more diverse Board of Directors for the Chicago Headline Club, one that will represent the greater Chicago journalism community. We want candidates from all media and disciplines: television, radio, wire, newspapers, blogs, magazines, academia and retirees.  If you’re enthusiastic about your profession, want to improve and protect it, […]

By Damian Lopez and Suzanne McBride A crucial factor in next month’s mayoral runoff is the racial divide in the city of Chicago, which was clear Monday, March 2nd at a panel discussion on the subject. The runoff between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia was one of […]

WHAT: FOIAFest. Registration required, or pay cash at the door WHEN: Sat. Mar 14, 8:30a-4p WHERE: Loyola University Corboy Law Center, 25 E. Pearson St., Chicago, IL COST: $10 Headline Club members and students; $15 non-members Lunch and morning refreshments/coffee will be provided! SCHEDULE 9am: Challenges and opportunities in obtaining public […]

When: 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23 Cost: FREE Where: Pizano’s Pizza & Pasta, 61 E. Madison St., Chicago Public transportation: L at the Madison/Wabash L stop on Orange, Green, Purple, Pink and Brown lines Driving: park at 20 E. Randolph Self-Park for discounted rate (sticker vouchers available at […]

Loyola SPJ Chapter Reveals Groundbreaking News Literacy Survey Presentation and Panel Discussion Feb. 18, 2015 The Loyola SPJ Chapter conducted more than 500 inperson interviews with students during mid-October 2014. Survey findings were compiled in December and will be released during a special presentation in Loyola’s Convergence Studio at the […]

6 p.m. Mon. March 2 at Columbia College’s Film Row, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. –Do assumptions about race distort media coverage of public officials? –Was Todd Stroger treated differently than Richard M. Daley? –Is the Black vote or the Latino vote treated as a monolith? Sponsored by the Chicago Headline […]

After a long week committing acts of journalism, at 6 p.m. Friday night come grab a burger and a brew at Blue Frog’s Local 22, at 22 W. Hubbard St. Most importantly? Your first beverage the evening of Feb. 13, the second Friday of the month, is on the Headline […]

Due to the snowfall, we are postponing tonight’s panel discussion of race, ethics and politics. We will reschedule it once the weather improves. Everybody: stay warm and dry.