Sun-Times News Group Newspapers Receive Multiple Honors From Illinois Associated Press Editorial, Photo Contests

Chicago Sun-Times, SouthtownStar, Beacon News, Courier-News, Lake County News Sun and Naperville Sun To Receive Combined 48 Awards

• Press Release
• Source: Sun-Times News Group
• On 12:12 pm EDT, Wednesday September 2, 2009

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Sun-Times News Group, including the Chicago Sun-Times, the city’s most-read newspaper, earned a combined 48 awards, including 14 first-place honors, in the 2009 Illinois Associated Press Editors Association Editorial Excellence and the 2009 Illinois Associated Press Editors Association Photo Excellence contests.

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The Chicago Sun-Times took four first-place awards, including first place in the Deadline News category for its coverage of the arrest of Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The Beacon News earned eight first-place awards; the Courier-News, Elgin, received three first-place honors; the Naperville Sun two first-place awards and the Lake County News-Sun received the distinctive honor of first place in the General Excellence category. Also being honored with multiple awards is the SouthtownStar, the Southland’s best newspaper, for photography, features and general excellence.

The Illinois AP honors follow the recent notification to the Sun-Times News Group that its newspapers will receive more than 100 journalism awards from the Illinois Press Association in a separate contest. Awards for both contests will be presented at the Illinois Press Association/Illinois Associated Press Editors Association annual meeting Oct. 8, 2009 in Peoria, Illinois.

“We are delighted to have our newspapers and our talented editorial staffs honored once again. The Illinois Associated Press and Illinois Press Association awards reinforce our strong belief that the Sun-Times News Group continues to be the leading local news and information provider for the Chicago region,” said Rick Surkamer, President and Chief Operating Officer for Sun-Times Media Group, Inc., the parent company of the Sun-Times News Group, which is made up of the Chicago Sun-Times and more than 50 newspaper titles.

The Sun-Times News Group awards are as follows:

IAPEA PHOTO AWARDS

DIVISION A (circulation 40,001 or more):

General News
First Place, Richard Chapman, Chicago Sun-Times, Musical Plunge.
Second Place, Joseph P. Meier, SouthtownStar, Tinley Park, One Year Later.
Third Place, Matthew Grotto, SouthtownStar, Tinley Park, Memorial Salute.

Pictorial
Third Place, Matt Marton, SouthtownStar, Tinley Park, Ice Fishing Tracks.

Picture Story
Third Place, Chris Sweda, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago At Night.

Sports Action
Second Place, Matt Marton, SouthtownStar, Tinley Park, Watch Your Back.

DIVISION B (circulation 15,001 to 40,000):

Features
Third Place, Jonathan Miano, Naperville Sun, Family Act at the Circus.

General News
Second Place, Marianne Mather, The Beacon News, Aurora, Food Lines Grow Regardless of Rain.

Illustration
Third Place, Danielle Gardner, Naperville Sun, Superbowl Preparation.

Multimedia
Third Place, Staff, Naperville Sun, Mayor for a Day.

Pictorial
Third Place, Jonathan Miano, Naperville Sun, Ballet In The Sky.

Picture Story
Second Place, Heather Eidson, The Beacon News, Aurora, A School For Young Mothers.
Third Place, Heather Eidson, The Beacon News, Aurora, A Flight To Remember.

Portrait
First Place, Danielle Gardner, Naperville Sun, Going Grey For Santa.

IAPEA EDITORIAL AWARDS

DIVISION A (circulation 40,001 or more):

Deadline News
First Place, Metro Reporting Staff, Chicago Sun-Times, Corruption crime spree, The arrest of Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Second Place, Metro Reporting Staff, Chicago Sun-Times, Guilty, The Tony Rezko Verdict.

Enterprise Reporting
Second Place, Rosalind Rossi & Art Golab, Chicago Sun-Times, Schooled in Fear.
Third Place, Metro Reporting Staff, Chicago Sun-Times, 59 Hours.

Features
Second Place, Donna Vickroy, The SouthtownStar, Tinley Park, Seitimio’s Diary.
Third Place, Stephanie Zimmermann, Chicago Sun-Times, Saving Troy.

General Excellence
Second Place, Staff, Chicago Sun-Times.
Third Place, Staff, The SouthtownStar, Tinley Park.

Informational Graphic
Third Place, Greg Good, Chicago Sun-Times, In Front of and Behind the Curtain.

Investigative Reporting
Third Place, Natasha Korecki and Dave McKinney, Chicago Sun-Times, Blago hit up Burris for cash.

Page Design
First Place, Staff, Chicago Sun-Times, Getting Shot.
Third Place, James Smith, Chicago Sun-Times, Mr. President.

Sports Columns
First Place, Rick Telander, Chicago Sun-Times.

DIVISION B (circulation 15,001 to 40,000):

Business
First Place, Staff, The Beacon News, Aurora, Facing the Crisis.

Columns
First Place, Denise Crosby, The Beacon News, Aurora.

Deadline News
Second Place, Christine Moyer & Denise Crosby, The Beacon News, Aurora, They Found Him.

Enterprise Reporting
First Place, Dan Campana & Matt Hanley, The Beacon News, Aurora, Columbine’s Legacy.

Features
First Place, Heather Gillers, The Beacon News, Aurora, A New Alliance.

General Excellence
First Place, Staff, Lake County News Sun, Waukegan.
Second Place, Staff, The Beacon News, Aurora.

Headlines
First Place, Jenn Mesenbrink, The Beacon News, Aurora.

Informational Graphic
First Place, Jeff Frosch, The Beacon News, Aurora, four times the freight.
Second Place, Michael Lush, The Beacon News, Aurora, Girls Track.

Investigative Reporting
Third Place, Dan Campana, The Beacon News, Aurora, Where Trouble Brews.

Page Design
First Place, Jeff Frosch, The Beacon News, Aurora, Flurry in the 14th.
Third Place, Michael Lush, The Beacon News, Aurora, East vs. West.

Sports Columns
First Place, Jim Owczarski, The Beacon News, Aurora.

Sports Features
First Place, Brad Engel and Patrick Mooney, The Naperville Sun, The NFL: What It Takes to Make It.
Third Place, Patrick Mooney, The Naperville Sun, Covering the Spread.

Sports News
Third Place, Jim Owczarski and Rick Armstrong, The Beacon News, Aurora, Dark Day.

DIVISION C (circulation 15,000 and under):

Features
First Place, Steven Ross Johnson, The Courier-News, Elgin, Regaining Trust

Headlines
First Place, Julia Doyle, The Courier-News, Elgin.

Investigative Reporting
First Place, Steven Ross Johnson, The Courier-News, Elgin, Powers quits series.
Second Place, Calandriello and Steven Ross Johnson, The Courier-News, Elgin, Council candidate DUI

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Tammy Chase
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