Recent Daily Journal Awards

2007

Illinois Press Association

NEWSROOM

  • 1st Place – News Reporting – Jon Krenek, "Through the Cracks"
  • 1st Place – Editorial Cartoon – Steve York
  • 2nd Place – Headline Writing – Robert Themer
  • 2nd Place – Special Sections – Newsroom Staff, "Best of 2006"
  • 3rd Place – Best Coverage of Taxation – John Krenek
  • Honorable Mention – Illustration – Nancy Burgan, Super Bowls of Dip
  • Honorable Mention – Feature Writing – Antonio Young, "Racial slur leaves a legacy"

Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA)

  • 3rd Place -- Religion Reporting -- Jaclyn Youhana
  • 3rd Place -- Informational Graphic -- Nancy Burgan & Steve York
  • 3rd Place -- Feature Section -- Life Section
  • 3rd Place -- Website Design -- The Daily Journal website
  • Honerable Mention -- Spots News -- Mike Lyons
  • Honerable Mention -- Editorial Writing -- Phil Angelo
  • Honerable Mention -- Special Sections -- The Daily Journal Staff

2006

IRE Freedom of Information Medal

  • "The Hidden Costs of Tenure" was selected for first place in the nation by Investigative Reporters and Editors.

 

Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA)

  • 2nd Place -- Column Writing -- Tim Ahrens
  • 2nd Place -- Headline Writing -- Robert Themer
  • 2nd Place -- Religion Reporting -- Jaclyn Youhana
  • 2nd Place -- Sports News Photo -- Mike Voss
  • 3rd Place -- Headline Writing -- Tim Ahrens
  • 3rd Place -- Sports Column -- Steve Soucie
  • 3rd Place -- Editorial -- Phil Angelo

2005

Illinois Press Association

NEWSROOM

  • 1st Place – Business Story – Jon Krenek, "Aventis Lost"
  • 1st Place – Sports Feature – Tim Ahrens, "Can I quote you on that"
  • 1st Place – Newsroom Staff, "Water outage" (series on water pipe break at Aqua Illinois)
  • 2nd Place – Investigative Reporting – Robyn Monaghan, for her package on Joyce Farms Recycling.
  • 3rd Place – Informational Graphic – Nancy Burgan
  • 2nd Place – Kristin Szremski & Life staff,
  • Honorable Mention – Community Service – Metro Editor, Mike Frey, and Metro Staff (series on Hispanic residents)
  • 3rd Place – Community Service – Bill Byrns, "DNR cuts jobs"
  • 3rd Place – Original Column – Phil Angelo
  • Honorable Mention – Editorial Page – Phil Angelo and Bob Thomas
  • Top Honors - Editorial Cartoons - Steve York
  • Sweepstakes Award – "Water outage"
  • Midwest Travel Writers Association Mark Twain Travel Writer of the Year – Rachael Reynolds-Soucie

Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA)

  • 1st place – Mike Lyons (Feature/Personality profile category for story entitled "Dog man of I-57")
  • 1st Place – Small Advertisement – Ryan Myers, "Identity Theft Seminar"
  • 1st Place – Large Advertisement – Ryan Myers, " Sizzlin' summer mystery movie match."
  • 2nd Place – Small Advertisement – "Graduation offer"
  • 2nd Place – Informational Graphic – Nancy Burgan and Mike Frey, "Results: Municipal Election 2005"
  • 3rd Place – Column writing category - Antonio Young, "Men, are your biological clocks ticking?"
  • 3rd Place – Business/Financial/Consumer – Jon Krenek, "Aventis lost"
  • 3rd Place – Special Section – Amy Fields and Mary Ellen Smith, "Holiday giving"
  • Honorable Mention – Antonio Young (Feature/Personailty profile for "Pounding the pavement")
 
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