Every finalist and winner of a Lisagor Award will receive a free membership to the Headline Club and the SPJ. If you’re named as a finalist or winner (no "staff" awards)— you’ll get a free membership or renewal for a year, but we need your help to collect your contact information. Please fill out this form and stay engaged with us.

The Chicago Headline Club is the largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in the nation. We provide training, scholarships, awards and community for our members. Our year-round programs include FOIAfest, the Lisagor Awards and tech workshops. Our professional members also provide mentorship, feedback and networking opportunities for student journalists and freelancers. Since 1921, we’ve administered grants and scholarships to investigative and student journalists—$134,000 in the last five years alone.

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