Recent Daily Journal Awards

2003

Illinois Press Association

NEWSROOM

  • 1st place - COMMUNITY SERVICE - Kankakee County Housing Authority tenants living without hot water, Jon Krenek
  • 1st place - INFORMATION GRAPHIC - Potential growth areas in Kankakee County, Graphics Editor Nancy Burgan
  • 2nd place - INFORMATION GRAPHIC - The county's small towns, Graphics Editor Nancy Burgan
  • 1st place - EDITORIAL CARTOON - for a package of editorial cartoons, the package included one editorial illustrating the sadness surrounding the murder of two Dwight children by their father, Steve York
  • 3rd place - FEATURE - For the Accent on Food section contest judges praised for "fun reading on fascinating topics", Food Editor Cora Weisenberger
  • 3rd place - EDITORIAL - An editorial tribute to Ryan Beaupre, the St. Anne soldier who became one of the first American casualties in the War against Iraq, Managing Editor Phil Angelo

ADVERTISING

  • 2nd place - ADVERTISING/MARKETING - "Best Ad Designer", Kim Carpenter

Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA)

NEWSROOM

  • 1st Place INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC "Meteoroid leaves lasting impression," Nancy Burgan
  • 2nd Place INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC "Life in a small town", Nancy Burgan
  • Honorable Mention - PERSONALITY FEATURE - "Not just another Navy pilot", Cora Weisenberger
  • Honorable Mention - SPOT NEWS STORY "Family, friends mourn 'hero'", Robert Themer, Mike Lyons, Lee Provost, and Mike Frey

ADVERTISING

  • 1st Place - SMALL ADVERTISEMENT - Tholen's Garden Center, Ann Needham
  • 1st Place - LARGE ADVERTISEMENT - Eye of the Storm, Ann Needham
  • 3rd Place - LARGE ADVERTISEMENT - Volkmanns: Jewelers Since 1872, Ann Needham
  • Honorable Mention - Holiday giving, The Daily Journal

Inland Special Sections Contest

  • 1st Place - Parenting -- Healthy Living
  • 2nd Place - Weddings -- 2002
  • Honorable Mention - Spring House & Garden

Mississippi Valley Classified Advertising Association

  • 1st Place - Best Employment
  • 1st Place - Best Self-Promotion to Readers
  • 2nd Place - Best New Revenue Producer
  • 2nd Place - Best Self-Promotion to Readers
  • 3rd Place - Best Self-Promotion to Readers
  • 3rd Place - Best Special Section/Niche Product
  • 3rd Place - Best Real Estate/Rental
 
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