FOIAfest 2024: Full Program Announcement

March 6, 2024 Marissa Nelson 0

Our annual public records conference, FOIA Fest, is returning as a one-day in person event on Saturday, March 16 at Loyola University Chicago’s downtown campus. Below is the full program for FOIA Fest. If you don’t have tickets, you can still purchase them. Scroll to the bottom of the program […]

2023 Peter Lisagor awards: nominations open!

January 2, 2024 Marissa Nelson 0

Nominations for the 47th Annual Peter Lisagor Awards, which recognize Chicago’s best journalism from across the media spectrum, are open from January 2 to February 12. The price of entry will gradually increase as the deadline nears. There will be no entries accepted after February 12. How To Enter Nomination Fees […]

Headline Club History: A visit from South Vietnam’s Madame Nhu

February 22, 2021 admin 0

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 […]

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It goes beyond the “little guy”

September 18, 2013 admin 0

In the battle to continue, as the Chicago Headline Club’s motto says, “protecting the public’s right to know” it seems as though some folks think it’s up to the “big boys” to do that. Just ask Will County Circuit Judge Gerald R. Kinney. He’s the judge who is demanding that […]