On Saturday, March 21, FOIA Fest will equip journalists with the practical skills, tips and strategy necessary to successfully leverage the Freedom of Information Act and other investigative tactics in their reporting.The annual public records conference will include pressing conversations about the legal challenges and limitations to information that newsrooms […]
The Chicago Headline Club took home three top honors at the Society of Professional Journalists‘ 2025 MediaFest, which took place in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15 to 18. The trio of 2025 awards includes: “The Chicago Headline Club is honored to receive those awards. They reflect the work of so many […]
Whether you’re job hunting, building your network, or just figuring out your next steps, this event is for you. Join the Chicago Headline Club for a day of career development, peer connection, and newsroom access. (And yes, there will be light bites and beverages!) RSVP for today for the Friday, October […]
FOIA Fest is the Chicago Headline Club’s signature event dedicated to public records reporting. This year, it’s Saturday, March 22 (you can still get tickets). Ahead of the annual public records conference, FOIA Fest speakers shared their best tips for filing FOIA requests and other in-depth, investigative reporting. “Make sure […]
These are the winners of the 47th Annual Peter Lisagor Awards Last updated, 05/13/2024 6:08 p.m. The Chicago Headline Club congratulates all the winners of the 47th annual Peter Lisagor Awards for exemplary journalism. The awards were handed out May 10 at a gathering of more than 200 members of […]
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 […]
The Chicago Headline Club, the largest SPJ chapter, is proud to announce its 2023 FOIAfest Boot Camp cohort. The FOIAfest Boot Camp is a training program for Chicago-based reporters from marginalized communities to help them navigate accountability journalism — from story-idea to publishing. The journalists will receive specialized training sessions […]
Sponsored by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, each year the Chicago Headline Club’s Watchdog Award presents a cash prize to Chicago-area journalists for enterprising journalism that defends and protects everyday folks. The award honors and encourages outstanding reporting that calls attention to situations in which the public is being harmed […]
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 […]
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS 2014 Region 5 Spring Conference Here is the schedule for sessions at the Society of Professional Journalists’ Region 5 Spring Conference in Chicago. Encourage your colleagues to come. All are welcome to attend, to learn and to share views. We will have newsroom tours Fri. April […]
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