Awards

Chronicle Media is a young media company with newspapers and digital media products in very competitive markets throughout Chicagoland and Illinois. We are proud of the acknowledgments of our journalistic excellence from reputable industry organizations.

 

2020 Best of the Press: Illinois Press Association

1^st Place — Kevin Beese — News Reporting/Single Story

1^st Place — Jennifer Kranz — Informational Graphic

1^st Place — Irv Leavitt — Original Column

1^st Place — Suburban Chronicle — General Excellence

2^nd Place — Jack McCarthy — Single Page Design

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese — News Reporting/Series

3^rd Place — Chronicle Media Staff — Best Website, nondaily

3^rd Place — Irv Leavitt — Obituary Tribute

3^rd Place — Jack McCarthy — Newspaper Design

3^rd Place — Tim Alexander — Story/Series – Agricultural, nondaily

3^rd Place — Chronicle Media Staff — COVID-19 coverage, nondaily

3^rd Place — Jennifer Kranz — Single Page Design

4^th Place — Bill Dwyer — Obituary Tribute

4^th Place — Jack McCarthy — Headline Writing

 

2020 Newspaper Competition: Northern Illinois Newspaper Association

1^st Place — Suburban Chronicle — General Excellence, nondaily

1^st Place — Suburban Chronicle Staff — Impactful COVID-19 Coverage

2^nd Place — Jack McCarthy — Design, combined category

2^nd Place — Jack McCarthy — Business/Financial Coverage, nondaily

3^rd Place — Jack McCarthy — Headline Writing, nondaily

3^rd Place — Jack McCarthy — Business/Financial Coverage, nondaily

3^rd Place — Chronicle Media Staff — Website, combined category

 

2019 Awards

 

2019 Best of the Press: Illinois Press Association

Editorial

1^st Place — Jack McCarthy — Sports Photo

1^st Place — Jack McCarthy — Headline Writing

1^st Place — Kevin Beese — News Reporting-Series

1^st Place — Holly Eitenmiller — Distinguished Coverage of Diversity

1^st Place — Holly Eitenmiller and Tim Alexander — Story/Series Agriculture Story

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese — Government Beat Reporting

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese — Distinguished Coverage of Diversity, nondaily

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese — Sports Feature

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese — Feature Writing

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese and Holly Eitenmiller — Feature Writing

2^nd Place — Cook County Chronicle — Best Website

2^nd Place — Holly Eitenmiller — Business/Economic reporting

2^nd Place — Irv Leavitt — Original Column

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese — News Reporting ­– Series

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese —Story – Series-Localized National Story

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese — Headline Writing

3^rd Place — Elise Zwicky — Feature Writing

3^rd Place — Holly Eitenmiller — Business/Economic Reporting

3^rd Place — Jack McCarthy — Single Page Design

4^th Place — Suburban Chronicle Staff — News Reporting

4^th Place — Jennifer Kranz — Newspaper Design

4^th Place — Jennifer Kranz — Informational Graphic

 

Advertising

3^rd Place — Jennifer Kranz — Health Care Ad

4^th Place — Jennifer Kranz — Best Small Ad

 

2019 Newspaper Competition: Northern Illinois Newspaper Association

1^st Place — Irv Leavitt — Humor

1^st Place — Irv Leavitt — Column, nondaily

1^st Place — Jennifer Kranz — Infographic

1^st Place — Kevin Beese — Headline Writing

1^st Place — Kevin Beese — News Series, nondaily

1^st Place — Chronicle Media Staff — COVID coverage packages

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese — Education Reporting

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese — General Feature

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese — Personality Profiles

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese — Social Issues, nondaily

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese — Localized Story

2^nd Place — Jack McCarthy — Headline Writing

2^nd Place — Jennifer Kranz — Infographic

2^nd Place — Irv Leavitt — Humor

2^nd Place — Staff — Website

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese — Spot News

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese — Sports Story, nondaily

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese — News Series, nondaily

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese — Public Affairs Reporting

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese — Localized Story, nondaily

3^rd Place — Jack McCarthy — Historical Feature

3^rd Place — Jennifer Kranz — News Design, combined category

 

2018 Awards

 

2018 Best of the Press: Illinois Press Association

Editorial

1^st Place — Irv Leavitt — Original Column

1^st Place — Irv Leavitt — Humorous Column

1^st Place — Karie Angell Luc — Video Journalism

2^nd Place — Karie Angell Luc — Creative Use of Multimedia

2^nd Place — Chronicle Media Staff — Best Website

2^nd Place — Holly Eitenmiller — Distinguished Coverage of Diversity Category

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese — Reporting-Single Story

3^rd Place — Jennifer Kranz — Informational Graphic

3^rd Place — Jack McCarthy — Story-Series-Localized National Story category

4^th Place — Karie Angell Luc — Feature Photography

4^th Place — Erika Wurst — News Reporting-Single Story

4^th Place — Tim Alexander — Story/Series — Agricultural Story

4^th Place — Jennifer Kranz — Informational Graphic

 

Advertising

2^nd Place — Jessalyn Frank — Miscellaneous Ad

3^rd Place — Jessalyn Frank — Home Furnishing and Appliance Ad

3^rd Place — Jessalyn Frank — Garden, Yard and Farm Ad

 

2018 Newspaper Competition: Northern Illinois Newspaper Association

1^st Place — Kevin Beese — Spot News Photo

1^st Place — Kevin Beese — In-Depth News Story

1^st Place — Kevin Beese — Localized News Story

1^st Place — Bill Dwyer — Business/Finance Story

1^st Place — Irv Leavitt — Column

1^st Place — Karie Angell Luc — Video

2^nd Place — Tim Alexander — General Feature Story

2^nd Place — Elise Zwicky — Social Issue Coverage

2^nd Place — Bill Dwyer — Sports Story

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese — Spot News Story

3^rd Place — Jack McCarthy, Suburban Chronicle — Design

3^rd Place — Jack McCarthy — Headline Writing

3^rd Place — Jack McCarthy — Historical Feature

3^rd Place — Jack McCarthy — Localized News Story

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese — Spot News Story

 

2017 Awards

 

2017 Best of the Press: Illinois Press Association

Editorial

1^st Place — Joseph Daniszewski — Informational Graphic

1^st Place — Cook County Chronicle — Best Website

1^st Place — Peoria County Chronicle Staff — News Reporting

1^st Place — Jack McCarthy, Winnebago Chronicle — General Excellence

2^nd Place — Holly Eitenmiller — News Reporting-Series

 

Advertising

2^nd Place — Jessalyn Frank, Tazewell Chronicle —Best Spot Color Ad

2^nd Place — Jessalyn Frank, Peoria County Chronicle — Best Spot Color Ad

3^rd Place — Jessalyn Frank, Kendall Chronicle — Best Ad Less Than a Full Page

3^rd Place — Jessalyn Frank, Kendall Chronicle — Best Full Color Ad

Honorable Mention — Jessalyn Frank, Cook County Chronicle — Best Ad Less Than a Full Page

 

2017 Newspaper Competition: Northern Illinois Newspaper Association

1^st Place — Jack McCarthy, Suburban Chronicle — Page Design, nondaily

1^st Place — Jack McCarthy — Best General Feature

1^st Place — Jack McCarthy — Best Business/Financial/Consumer Story

1^st Place — Karie Angell Luc — Best Feature Photo

1^st Place — Karie Angell Luc — Best Video.

1^st Place — Joseph Daniszewski — Best Informational Graphic

1^st Place — Lynne Conner — Owen Phelps Award for Best Religion story

1^st Place — Cook County Chronicle Staff — Best Website

1^st Place — Erika Wurst — Best Spot News Story

2^nd Place — Joseph Daniszewski — Informational Graphic

2^nd Place — Karie Angell Luc — Best Video

2^nd Place — Erika Wurst — Best Business/Financial/Consumer Story

2^nd Place — Kevin Beese — Best Coverage of Social Issues

3^rd Place — Kevin Beese — Best Localized News Story

3^rd Place — Elise Zwicky — Best Personality Profile

 

2016 Awards

 

2016 Best of the Press: Illinois Press Association

1^st Place – BEST INVESTIGATIVE/ENTERPRISE REPORTING — Cook County Chronicle, Chicago, Jean Lotus. Body Parts Investigation. Knight Chair Award for best investigative reporting from the University of Illinois Journalism Department for a series of stories about the federal investigation of a politically connected human tissue business.

1^st Place – NEWS REPORTING – SINGLE STORY — Cook County Chronicle, Chicago, Jean Lotus. Frustrated Hines veterans give up on Melrose Park housing plan. “Great investigative reporting. What was quite impressive was the way the writer blended the different sources comments together logically, offering a fair and easy-to-follow portrait of a complex situation.”

1^st Place – BUSINESS/ECONOMIC REPORTING — Peoria County Chronicle, Mary M. Flory. Can historic districts and residential coexist? “Interesting local take on a subject that affects communities nationwide.”

1^st Place – PUBLIC NOTICE JOURNALISM AWARD — Cook County Chronicle, Chicago, Jean Lotus. Suit: Tinley Park zoning change improperly noticed.

1^st Place – NEWSPAPER DESIGN — Peoria County Chronicle, Jack McCarthy. Peoria County Chronicle newspaper design. “Nice clean overall look. Pages are bright and crisp. Good use of headlines.”

2^nd Place – NEWS REPORTING SERIES — Cook County Chronicle, Chicago, Jean Lotus and Kelli Duncan. Undocumented immigrants in Cook County. “Solid coverage of an emotional, hot topic.

2^nd Place – BEST WEBSITE — Cook County Chronicle, Chicago, Staff. Best Website. “Clean layout, easy to use site.”

2^nd Place – NEWSPAPER DESIGN — Winnebago Chronicle, Rockford, Jack McCarthy. Winnebago Chronicle Newspaper design. “Another clean look to bright pages. Less reliance on boxed content would improve pages.”

3^rd Place – BUSINESS/ECONOMIC REPORTING — Cook County Chronicle, Chicago, Jean Lotus. Lollapalooza food vendor pay wristband problems. “The reporter did a great job of interviewing a variety of sources and reporting on a significant local economic activity that is being impacted by new technology.”

3^rd Place – FEATURE WRITING — Peoria County Chronicle, Elise Zwicky. Carloads of help and hope form Pekin to homeless in Chicago. “A good story about a good cause and good thing this man is doing.”

Honorable Mention – GENERAL EXCELLENCE — Peoria County Chronicle, Staff. Peoria County Chronicle General Excellence. “Impressive scope of coverage was this entry’s strongest asset, promotion of community and design helped.”

Honorable Mention – SINGLE PAGE DESIGN — Suburban Chronicle, Geneva, Jack McCarthy. After inaugural football game. “Clean, inviting layout. Large photos deliver impact.”

Honorable Mention – NEWSPAPER DESIGN — Suburban Chronicle, Geneva, Jack McCarthy. Suburban Chronicle Newspaper design. “This is a very well done newspaper. All the elements are there and it’s right in there for the best of the class.”

 

2016 Newspaper Competition: Northern Illinois Newspaper Association

1^st Place – BEST NEWS STORY SERIES, Jean Lotus, Cook County Chronicle, Body-Parts Trade — “The story series opened strong with a look at Linda Hayes and how she has been personally affected by the trade. Each story also did a good job providing interesting information and background.”

1^st Place – BEST GENERAL FEATURE, Bill Dwyer, Suburban Chronicle, When rails ruled — “There was thorough research on many levels. The story was enhanced by the period photos and the map. Although this story could have been dry, you made it human by including commuters’ reactions to having their train line shut down abruptly as well including long term financial and environmental effects.”

1^st Place – BEST WEBSITE, Judy Harvey, Cook County Chronicle, Cook County Chronicle Website — “Pleasing to the eyes and packed with info.”

2^nd Place – BEST DESIGN, Jack McCarthy, Suburban Chronicle, Various

2^nd Place – BEST COLUMNIST, Paul Sassone, Cook County Chronicle, Paul Sassone column

3^rd Place – BEST RELIGION STORY / Owen Phelps Award, Lynne Conner Winnebago Chronicle, Coping with grief

3^rd Place – BEST SPORTS STORY, Jack McCarthy, Cook County Chronicle, Ex-umps share with next generation

 

2015 Awards

 

2015 Best of the Press: Illinois Press Association

1^st Place – Original Column, Paul Sassone, Cook County Chronicle, Chicago

2^nd Place – Best Website, Judy Harvey, Steve Dunn, Cook County Chronicle, Chicago

3^rd Place – Government Beat Reporting, Kevin Beese, Cook County Chronicle, Chicago

3^rd Place – News Reporting Series, Jean Lotus, Cook County Chronicle, Chicago

 

2015 Newspaper Competition: Northern Illinois Newspaper Association

1^st Place – Best Editorial, Cook County Chronicle Editorial Board

1^st Place – Best Website, Chronicle Media, LLC

2^nd Place – Best Design, Jack McCarthy, Suburban Chronicle

3^rd Place – Best Columnist, Paul Sassone, Cook County Chronicle