Awards & Honors

Illinois Press Association – 2019 Advertising Contest

Presented May 2, 2019 – Division G

Religious, nonprofit ad
1st place
Catholic Lawyers Guild ad
Adam Hrejsa

Political ad
4th place
Judge Michael Forti ad
Adam Hrejsa

Best Ad Series
1st place
Salvi Law Ad Series
Adam Hrejsa

Events, entertainment
1st place
Vino + Van Gogh
Adam Hrejsa

Best Annual Special Section
3rd place
40 Under Forty
Ginger Lamb, Adam Hrejsa, Maria Marquez

Best Annual Special Section
1st place
Law Day 2018
Ginger Lamb, Adam Hrejsa, Maria Marquez

Best Classified Ad
1st place
CDLB Office Space Ad
Maria Marquez

Best Classified Section
1st place
CDLB Classified Section
Ginger Lamb, Adam Hrejsa

Wild Card: New Business Concept
2nd place
Morning Lineup Live, Women in Law Event
Ginger Lamb, Adam Hrejsa, Alyssa Gawlinski

Best Event Organized by a Newspaper
2nd place
Morning Lineup Live
Ginger Lamb, Adam Hrejsa, Alyssa Gawlinski

Best Event Organized by a Newspaper
3rd place
40 Under Forty
Ginger Lamb, Adam Hrejsa, Alyssa Gawlinski

Best Classified Promotion
1st place
CDLB Office Space Ad Promotion Series
Maria Marquez

Best Classified Promotion
3rd place
CDLB Career Center Promotion
Maria Marquez

Best Marketing Campaign
1st place
Lawyerport Marketing Campaign
Maria Marquez

Best Marketing Campaign
3rd place
Chicago Lawyer
Ginger Lamb, Adam Hrejsa, Alyssa Gawlinski

Illinois Associated Press Media Editors – 2018 Illinois APME Contest

Presented May 2, 2019 – Division I

Column or Blog
1st place
Criminal Procedure
Timothy P. O'Neill

Headlines
2nd place
CDLB Headlines
Marc Karlinsky

Enterprise Story
1st place
"Not Getting the Green Light"
Sarah Mansur

Best Website
1st place
chicagolawbulletin.com
Emma Zelewsky, Tanya Meyer

Illinois Press Association – 2019 Excellence in News Contest

Presented May 3, 2019 – Division D

Editorial Rookie of the Year
1st place

Adrianna Pitrelli

Best Website
1st place

Staff

Special Section
3rd place
Law Day 2018
Staff

Best Review
2nd place
"More about the man, less about the moon"
Rebecca Ford

Feature Series
Honorable mention
"Illinois at 200: Legal Legends"
Paul Dailing

Feature Writing
2nd place
"With Great Power Comes Great Liability"
David Thomas

Obituary Tribute
3rd place
George Leighton
David Thomas

Story-Series - Localized National Story
Honorable mention
George H.W. Bush's Mark on Chicago Courts
Patricia Manson

Chicago Headline Club – 2018 Peter Lisagor Awards

Presented May 10, 2019 – Specialty, Trade

Best Commentary
Winner
"Criminal Procedure"
Timothy P. O'Neill

Best Feature Story or Series
Finalist
"Not Getting the Green Light"
Sarah Mansur

Best Feature Story or Series
Winner
"The People's Lawyers"
David Thomas

Best Business or Consumer Reporting
Finalist
"The Mask"
Paul Dailing

Chicago Bar Association – 30th Annual Herman Kogan Media Awards

Presented May 15, 2019

Print Features or Series
Honorable mention
"Law, Undocumented"
Sarah Mansur

Print Legal Beat
Honorable mention
Chicago Police Consent Decree Coverage
David Thomas

Career Achievement
Winner
"Criminal Procedure"
Timothy P. O'Neill