2000

Illinois Chapter of Credit Unions

ADVERTISING

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

Illinois Press Association

• 1st - Bridal Section Promotion - Best House Ad Category
• 1st - Riverside Health Fitness Center - Best Full Page Ad
• 1st - Taylor Chrysler Dodge Plymouth - Best Classified Ad Category
• 2nd - Angel Tree Ad - Best Full Page Category
• 2nd - "Today's Farm Home" Group Page - Best Shared Signature Page Category
• 2nd - Larry's Auto Sales - Best Ad Series
• Honorable Mention - "Gift Giving" - Creative Use of Color In Ad Category
• Honorable Mention - Riverside Country Estates, "Not A New Way of Living" - Best Full Page Ad Category

Inland Press Foundation (Special Sections Contest)

• 1st – Summertime Section
• 2nd – Business and Industry Section
• 3rd – Brides and Grooms

Inland Press Foundation (Blue Ribbon Marketing Contest)

• 2nd – Building Newspapers in Education
• 3rd – Marketing for Increased Advertising

Associated Press

• 1st – Health Series

Illinois Press Association

• Special Section (Memorial Day 1999)
• Lifestype Section (5/7/00 and 8/1/99)
• Informational Graphic (full-page graphic of Memorial Day 1999)
• Business Reporting (1/23/00)
• Editorial Cartoons
• Editorial Pages (1/23/00)