Illinois Associated Press Media Editors
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ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED PRESS MEDIA EDITORS Winners in the 2017 Illinois APME Newspaper Contest: Division III/Metro Breaking News: 1, Elena Ferrarin and Marie Wilson, Arlington Heights Daily Herald, "Hours of Torture"; 2, Belleville News-Democrat, "The Day a Belleville Man Shot a Congressman"; 3, Matt Buedel and Staff, Peoria Journal Star, "Caterpillar HQ Leaving Peoria." Spot News Photo: 1, Erin Hooley, Chicago Tribune, "Losing a Son to Gun Violence"; 2, Chris Sweda, Chicago Tribune, "Loss of Two Grandsons to Gun Violence"; 3, Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, "Shooting Scene." Sports Breaking News: 1, The (Champaign) News-Gazette, "Illini Hire Brad Underwood"; 2, Marc Nesseler, The (Moline) Dispatch-Rock Island Argus, "Racer in His 70s Recalls Last Win in the '70s"; 3, Andy Kravetz and Dave Eminian, Peoria Journal Star, "Team's Bus Rolls Over on I-74." Sports Action Photo: 1, Ron Johnson, Peoria Journal Star, "Heads Collide"; 2, Brian O'Mahoney, Tinley Park Daily Southtown, "Diving Dig"; 3, Arturo Fernandez, Rockford Register Star, "Rainy Run." Feature: 1, Chicago Sun-Times, "The Third Border'"; 2, Beth Hundsdorfer, Belleville News-Democrat, "A Doctor on the Way to Heart Surgery Got a Big Lift"; 3, Maureen O'Donnell, Chicago Sun-Times, "Until Death Do Us Part." Feature Photo: 1, Ted Schurter, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register, "Mud in Your Eye"; 2, Justin L. Fowler, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register, "Facing the Fire"; 3, Paul Valade, Arlington Heights Daily Herald, "Daddy Long Legs." Sports Feature: 1, Rick Telander, Chicago Sun-Times, "A Season Under the Gun"; 2, Matt Trowbridge, Rockford Register Star, "Everybody Wants a Challenge"; 3, Stan Morris, Peoria Journal Star, "Wrestling with Safety." Sports Feature Photo: 1, Chris Sweda, Chicago Tribune, "Taking a Bow"; 2, Brian O'Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, "State Wrestling"; 3, Arturo Fernandez, Rockford Register Star, "Noah!" Column or Blog: 1, Rex Huppke, Chicago Tribune; 2, Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune; 3, John Marx, The (Moline) Dispatch-Rock Island Argus. Sports Column or Blog : 1, Phil Luciano, Peoria Journal Star; 2, Marcus Jackson, The (Champaign) News- Gazette, "About Town"; 3, Kirk Wessler, Peoria Journal Star. Portrait/Personality : 1, Meg McLaughlin, The (Moline) Dispatch-Rock Island Argus, "Player of the Year"; 2, Fred Zwicky, Peoria Journal Star, "Wagon Man"; 3, Erin Hooley, Chicago Tribune, "Brain Cancer Survivor." ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED PRESS MEDIA EDITORS Business Reporting: 1, Peoria Journal Star, "Caterpillar HQ Leaving Peoria"; 2, Thomas Bruch, Peoria Journal Star, "Food Trucks Roll Out"; 3, Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, "Foreign Workers at Illinois Farms." Editorial Writing: 1, Chicago Sun-Times; 2, Kate Schott, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register; 3, John Lampinen and Renee Trapp, Arlington Heights Daily Herald, "Transparency and the District 62 School Superintendent." Headlines: 1, Darel Jevens, Chicago Sun-Times; 2, Elise De Los Santos, Chicago Tribune; 3, Mike Goebel, The (Champaign) News-Gazette. Enterprise Story: 1, Katie Drews and Lauren FitzPatrick, Chicago Sun-Times, "One Lapse After Another at CPS School"; 2, Mary Cooley, Belleville News-Democrat, "Child Sex Trafficking is a Growing Problem"; 3, Noelle McGee, The (Champaign) News-Gazette, "Crossing Examination." General News Photo: 1, Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune, "Meeting in the Middle"; 2, Arturo Fernandez, Rockford Register Star, "Free After 23 Years"; 3, Holly Hart, The (Champaign) News-Gazette, "Leaving Him Silly." Enterprise Series: 1, Tim Novak, Chicago Sun-Times, "The Breaks of the Property-Tax Game"; 2, Robert Herguth and Tim Novak, Chicago Sun-Times, "Bad Cops in Chicago"; 3, Chicago Sun-Times, "The Third Border." Best Use of Social Media by an Individual: 1, Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune; 2, Stephen Haas, The (Champaign) News-Gazette; 3, Patrick Finley, Chicago Sun-Times. Best Use of Social Media by an Institutional Account: 1, Chicago Tribune; 2, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register; 3, Chicago Sun-Times. Spot News or Spot Sports Video: 1, John J. Kim, Chicago Tribune, "Triple-Fatal Shooting"; 2, John Dixon, The (Champaign) News-Gazette, "Illinois Marathon"; 3, Nuccio DiNuzzo and Steven Rosenberg, Chicago Tribune, "Police Dispatch From Night 2 Cops Shot." Digital Storytelling: 1, Ryan Marx and Jemal Brinson, Chicago Tribune, "The Tax Divide"; 2, Kayli Plotner, Rockford Register Star, "Loves Park 10-year-old MVP"; 3, Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune, "Autumnal Equinox Puts on a Show." Best Website: 1, Chicago Tribune; 2, Belleville News-Democrat; 3, Peoria Journal Star. Picture Story: 1, Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune, "Children Suffer, Die in Illinois From Preventable Disease"; 2, Justin L. Fowler and Rich Saal, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register, "Power Politics"; 3, Rick Danzl, The (Champaign) News-Gazette, "A Day at the Rest Stop." ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED PRESS MEDIA EDITORS Investigative Reporting: 1, Beth Hundsdorfer and George Pawlaczyk, Belleville News-Democrat, "Sometime in the Night"; 2, Tim Novak, Chicago Sun-Times, "The Breaks of the Property-Tax Game"; 3, Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg, Chicago Tribune, "Suburban Red Light Cameras." Public Service: 1, Chicago Tribune, "The Water Drain"; 2, Patricia Callahan, Chicago Tribune, "Doomed by Delay"; 3, Rockford Register Star, "Race in the Rock River Valley." Division II/Mid-Sized Breaking News: 1, Mattoon Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, "Mattoon High School Shooting"; 2, LaSalle News-Tribune, "Naplate Tornado"; 3, John Sahly and Brittany Keeperman, The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald, "Marengo Explosion." Spot News Photo: 1, John Badman, The (Alton) Telegraph, "Cop Comforts Fire Relative"; 2, John Badman, The (Alton) Telegraph, "Fiery Crash Kills One"; 3, Tom Sistak, The (Ottawa) Times, "Tornado Daze." Sports Breaking News: 1, Aaron Frey, The (Galesburg) Register-Mail, "Waters' Late TD Gives Bullets Win"; 2, Joe Stevenson, The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald, "Prairie Ridge Tops Nazareth For Second Straight State Title"; 3, J.T. Pedelty, The (Ottawa) Times, "Bring It Home!" Sports Action Photo: 1, Alex Paschal, Sauk Valley Newspapers, "Stand In"; 2, Sarah Nader, The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald, "Falling Catch"; 3, Steven Davis, The (Galesburg) Register-Mail, "Hit by Pitch." Feature: 1, Dave Fopay, Mattoon Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, "A 37-Year-Old Mystery Solved"; 2, Christopher Heimerman, Sauk Valley Newspapers, "Bring Adrian Home"; 3, Molly Parker, The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan, "Carlos Hernandez Pacheco: Part of the Community." Feature Photo: 1, Isaac Smith, The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan, "Forever Family"; 2, Steven Davis, The (Galesburg) Register-Mail, "Marching Streaks Reflection"; 3, Chris Yucus, LaSalle News-Tribune, "Spirit Slide." Sports Feature: 1, Dick Goss, The (Joliet) Herald-News, "Kyle Kurdziolek"; 2, Sean Hammond, The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald, "How Young is Too Young?"; 3, Ty Reynolds, Sauk Valley Newspapers, "Call of a Lifetime." Sports Feature Photo: 1, Steven Davis, The (Galesburg) Register-Mail, "Cool Down in the Dugout"; 2, Eric Ginnard, The (Joliet) Herald-News, "More Mud"; 3, H. Rick Bamman, The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald, "Jubilant Victor." Column or Blog: 1, Denise Crosby, The (Aurora) Beacon-News; 2, Tom Martin, The (Galesburg) Register- Mail; 3, Penny Weaver, Mattoon Journal Gazette & Times-Courier. ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED PRESS MEDIA EDITORS Sports Column or Blog: 1, Dick Goss, The (Joliet) Herald-News; 2, Mike Trueblood, The (Galesburg) Register-Mail; 3, Brian Weidman, Sauk Valley Newspapers, "Thanks So Much, Mom." Portrait/Personality: 1, Tom Sistak, The (Ottawa) Times, "Pregnant Pause"; 2, Sarah Nader, The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald, "Smok'in the Competition"; 3, H. Rick Bamman, The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald, "Surprise Homecoming." Business Reporting: 1, Pam Eggemeier, Sauk Valley Newspapers, "Riverfront Development"; 2, Brittany Keeperman, The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald, "Former Motorola Property"; 3, Bob Okon, The (Joliet) Herald-News. Editorial Writing: 1, The Southern Illinoisan Editorial Board, The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan, "Voice of The Southern"; 2, Jim Dunn, Sauk Valley Newspapers, "Block Ineffective Incumbents-Boycott Their Petitions"; 3, Penny Weaver, Mattoon Journal Gazette & Times-Courier. Headlines: 1, Rusty Schrader, Sauk Valley Newspapers; 2, Dean Magnavite, The (Aurora) Beacon-News; 3, Ben Hohenstatt, LaSalle News-Tribune. Enterprise Story: 1, Ed Komenda, The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald, "McHenry's Worst Neighbor"; 2, Jaylyn Cook, Decatur Herald & Review, "Slowing Speeders"; 3, Rachel Rodgers, Sauk Valley Newspapers, "The Anniversary of the Arrest of Rita Crundwell." General News Photo: 1, John Badman, The (Alton) Telegraph, "Cleaning Vet Graves"; 2, Sarah N., The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald, "Tears for Family"; 3, Jim Bowling, Decatur Herald & Review, "Decatur School Board to Gain Four New Members." Enterprise Series: 1, Robert Connelly, The (Galesburg) Register-Mail, "Heroin: Everything is Getting Black"; 2, Tom Loewy and Rebecca Susmarski, The (Galesburg) Register-Mail, "Lead Exposed"; 3, The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan, "Child Abuse Awareness Month." Best Use of Social Media by an Individual: 1, Sean Hammond, The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald; 2, Joe Stevenson, The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald; 3, Scott Mees, The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan. Best Use of Social Media by an Institutional Account: 1, Jay Redfern and Steve Davis, The (Galesburg) Register-Mail; 2, LaSalle