2004

Illinois Press Association

NEWSROOM

• 2 nd Place – Lifestyle Section – Kristin Szremski & Staff
• 2 nd Place – Personality Profile – Rachael Reynolds-Soucie (profiled a makeover for a woman battling cancer)
• Honorable Mention – Community Service – Metro Editor, Mike Frey, and Metro Staff (series on Hispanic residents)
• 3 rd Place – Editorial Pages – Managing Editor, Phil Angelo, and Editorial Page Editor, Bob Thomas
• 3 rd Place – Editorial Cartoons – Steve York
• Honorable Mention – Photo Series – B Corbin (photos captured the aftermath of a tornado)
  

Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA)

• 1 ST place – Jon Krenek (series on sex offenders who live in the community)
• 1 st Place – Sports Photography – B Corbin “Agony of Defeat” – photo of a player after a loss
• 1 st Place – Business/Financial/Consumer – Scott Reeder, Jenny Lee and Stephanie Sievers (series on Medical Malpractice insurance in Illinois)
• 3 rd Place – Informational graphics – Kim Carpenter for her contributions to the “One-Tank Rambles” series
• 3 rd Place – Editorial page design – Managing Editor, Phil Angelo, and Editorial Page Editor, Bob Thomas
• Honorable Mention – Feature Writing – Tim Ahrens (Story on the adoption of his children)

Illinois Women's Press Association

• 2 nd Place – Features – Cora Weisenberger
• 2 nd Place – Food Sections – Cora Weisenberger
• 1 st Place – Features – Rachael Reynolds-Soucie
• 1 st Place – Travel Sections – Rachael Reynolds-Soucie
• 1 st Place – Special Series Editing – Kristin Szremski
• 1 st Place – Lifestyle Section Editing – Kristin Szremski

National Federation of Press Women

• 3 rd Place – Travel Sections – Rachael Reynolds-Soucie
• Honorable Mention – Lifestyle Section Editing – Kristin Szremski

ADVERTISING

• Honorable Mention, Advertising/Marketing, "Best Ad Designer," Kim Carpenter
• Newspaper ad in February 2004 issue of liquidlibrary Magazine, Kim Carpenter