1999

Illinois Press Association

ADVERTISING

• 1st - Sepcial Section Category
• 1st - O'Brien Auto Group, "Come Experience" - Best Classified Ad Category
• 1st - Automobiles Section - Special Section category
• 2nd - Sepcial Section Category
• 2nd - "No Matter How Grand" - Creative Use of Color In An Ad Category
• 2nd - Tholens' Landscape & Landscape Center - Most Effective Use of Small Space
• 2nd - Rogers Tatoo - Most Effective Use of Small Space
• 2nd - Cookbook '98 Section - Special Section category
• 3rd - Volkmanns Jewelers - Best Full Page
• Honorable Mention - LaBeau Bros., "GMC 1999" - Best Classified Ad Category
  

Inland Press Foundation

• 3rd - Bridal Section Promotion - Marketing for Increased Advertising Category

MacDonald Artworks

• $25 - Parade of Homes Section (awarded for use of MacDonald artwork design) also published in MacDonald Artworks Magazine

Print Media

• Parade of Homes Section (Awarded for use of PMS artwork in design; also published in Tearsheet Magazine)

Illinois Chapter of Credit Unions

• Eagle Award - Kankakee Valley Credit Union Section (Outstanding Advertising Efforts)

Northern Illinois Newspaper Association

• 1st - Tholens' Landscape & Landscape Center - Best Small Single Advertisement
• 2nd - Volkmanns Jewelers -Best Large Single Advertisement
• 3rd - Volkmanns Jewelers - Best Large Single Advertisement

EDITORIAL

Northern Illinois Newspaper Association

• 1st - Spot News Coverage
• 1st - Personality Features
• 1st - Accent Feature Section
• 3rd - Business/financial/consumer reporting
• 3rd - Headline Writing
• Honorable Mention - Sports Story
• Honorable Mention - Sports Section/Photography

The Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism

• Photographer, William Jurevich

Illinois Press Association

• 2nd - Best News Story
• 2nd - Education Coverage
• 3rd - Best Lifestyle Section
• 3rd - Best Editorial Cartoons
• Honorable Mention - Best Overall Newspaper Design (1/25/99 & 3/18/99)
• Honorable Mention - Best Editorial Page (3/21/99 & 3/28/99)