Illinois JEA

Annual awards event recognizes All-State Team, Journalist of Year and former IJEA director

June 17, 2022

We honored our 2022 All-State Journalism Team, Illinois Journalist of the Year and IJOY runner-up as well as former IJEA Executive Director Dr. Sally Renaud on June 4 in Springfield. Thank you to the Illinois Press Foundation for making this event possible and to film critic Matt Fagerholm for serving as our keynote speaker. Congrats to all!

Meet our 2017 Illinois Journalist of the Year: Downers Grove North’s Abigail “Abbe” Murphy

By Amanda Bright, MJE, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member • March 4, 2017

The editor-in-chief of the awarding-winning Omega newspaper of Downers Grove North High School is our choice for top high school journalist in Illinois. Check inside for more about Abbe and runner-up, Marissa Martinez!

Meet the Winners: IJOYs and All-State Team honored at annual IPF/IJEA Luncheon

By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member • June 6, 2016

Keynote speaker Jamey Dunn-Thomason noted that it was so good to see so many great student journalists. It gave her hope for the future of journalism. All of the advisers, parents, and student...

Meet our 2016 Illinois Journalist of the Year: Libertyville’s Hannah Boufford

By Dave Porreca, IJEA Website Editor • March 2, 2016

The editor-in-chief of the awarding-winning newsmagazine Drops of Ink is our choice for top high school journalist in Illinois. Check inside for more about Hannah and our two runners-up, Hope Johnson and Danielle Tuchman!

2013-14 All-State Team honored by IJEA at year-end event

June 13, 2014

Twelve Illinois high school media staff members named to the 2013-14 All-State Journalism Team, sponsored by the Illinois Journalism Education Association, were honored in a ceremony Saturday, June 7,...

Lane Tech editor-in-chief named 2014 Illinois Journalist of the Year

March 12, 2014

Walker Post, editor-in-chief of The Warrior at Lane Technical High School in Chicago, is the 2014 Illinois Journalist of the Year. The announcement was made during the annual spring conference of...

2012 Illinois Journalist of the Year Selected

March 12, 2012

Sydney Scarlata of The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools is the 2012 Illinois Scholastic Journalist of the Year. Scarlata, editor of the U-High Midway, was selected from a field...

2010-11 All-State high school journalists honored

June 15, 2011

At a ceremony Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Executive Mansion in Springfield, the IJEA honored the state's top high school journalists. At this annual event, co-sponsored by the Illinois Press Foundation, students,...

2011 Illinois Journalist of the Year – Alexandria Johnson

March 9, 2011

Randy Swikle congratulates 2011 Illinois Journalist of the Year, Alexandria Johnson. Her adviser is Stan Zoller. Illinois JEA State Director Randy Swikle made the presentation at Rolling Meadows HS...

2009-10 All-State Journalism Team receives awards in Springfield

June 6, 2010

Members of the 2009-10 All-State Journalism Team gathered at the Executive Mansion in Springfield for their induction on June 5. The team members are: Karen Baena, Lane Technical College Prep High School,...

Illinois High School Journalist of the Year 2009 – Tom Stanley

October 2, 2009

Illinois High School Journalist of the Year Tom Stanley- Becker of the University of Chicago Laboratory School was honored Saturday, June 6 at the Executive Mansion in Springfield. Susan Tantillo,...

Illinois Journalist of the Year 2005 – Erin Wood

June 23, 2005

Erin Wood of Richwoods High School in Peoria received the 2005 Illinois Journalist of the Year Award at the All-State luncheon in Springfield. Erin is advised by Dan Kerns.