The Chicago Journalists Association’s 83rd Anniversary Awards Ceremony was a historic evening. It marked our first in-person ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and the night featured plenty of memorable moments, including an interview with our 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and 2021 Chicago Journalist of the Year.
If you couldn’t join us on Nov. 11, check out the full list of award winners. CJA extends a hearty congratulations to all of this year’s winners!
Lifetime Achievement Award
Tracy Baim, Chicago Reader
Chicago Emerging Journalist of the Year
Kelly Garcia, Chicago Reader
Dorothy Storck Award Winners
First-Place Winner: Ismael Pérez, Chicago Sun-Times
Second-Place Winner: Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times
Second-Place Winner: Rummana Hussain, Chicago Sun-Times
Sarah Brown Boyden Award Winners
BEST OF THE BEST
Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica
“They Were the Pandemic’s Perfect Victims”
ARTS
Tiffany Walden and Morgan Elise Johnson, The TRiiBE
“Chance The Rapper is ready to take his next creative risk”
BEST SERIES
Judith Crown, Crain’s Chicago Business
“For Black lawyers, roadblocks to partnership persist”
“Chicago transit reinforces racial inequities”
“Tackling the tech talent imbalance”
BREAKING NEWS
Lynn Sweet, Manny Ramos, Elvia Malagón, Sophie Sherry and Paul Saltzman, Chicago Sun-Times
BUSINESS
Amy Qin and Quinn Myers, Block Club Chicago
“Parlor Pizza Locations Shut Down As Cops Raid Popular Restaurants”
“Parlor Pizza Being Investigated By City For Possible Labor And Anti-Discrimination Violations”
COLLABORATIONS
Block Club Chicago and WCIU
EDUCATION
Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune
“The Price Kids Pay: Schools and Police Punish Students With Costly Tickets for Minor Misbehavior”
FEATURES
Mary Wisniewski and Joanna Marszałek, for Chicago Magazine
“The Death (and Possible Rebirth) of Jackowo”
HEALTH/SCIENCE
Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica
“They Were the Pandemic’s Perfect Victims”
INVESTIGATIONS
Kelly Bauer, Block Club Chicago
NEWS/SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
Karie Angell Luc, for images of July 4, 2022 in Highland Park and Northbrook (various publications)
POLITICS
Frank Main, Chicago Sun-Times and Casey Toner and Jared Rutecki, Better Government Association
“The costly toll of dead-end drug arrests”
“Kim Foxx’s ex-trainer caught up in ‘unending cycle’ of drug arrests; ‘It breaks my heart’”
PUBLIC SERVICE
Alma Campos, Sarah Conway and Phoebe Mogharei, City Bureau
“What is a Community Benefits Agreement?”
“3 Strategies for Community Coalitions to Influence Real Estate Development”
“Policy Changes That Could Signal the Future of Development in Chicago”
RADIO/PODCASTS
Staff, Block Club Chicago
“It’s All Good podcast: Episode 14- ‘A Missing Ring’s 25-Year Journey Home’”
“It’s All Good podcast: Episode 28- ‘The Bulls Barber Who Says Cutting Hair Saved His Life’”
SPORTS
Matthew Ritchie, Chicago Reader
“On the South Side, a quest to keep Black baseball alive”
STUDENT JOURNALISM
Kallie Cox, Southern Illinois University
“Police misconduct records secret, hard to access”
“Records show Illinois fails to hold police accountable for misconduct”
“New Illinois Police Reform Bill Makes State Police Misconduct Database Secret”
TECHNOLOGY
Alexandria Jacobson, Built In
“Tech and the Gig Economy: Understanding Side Hustles vs. Moonlighting”
TRANSPORTATION
Pascal Sabino, Block Club Chicago
“West Side Drivers Are Stopped By Cops The Most In Chicago. But 94% Of Stops Don’t Lead To Tickets”
“Chicago Police Pull Over Black Drivers 7 Times More Often Than White Drivers, State Report Shows”