Please, do not forget local news: The IPA is here to help The soul or franchise of a newspaper is the connection between the newspaper and its community, IPA Board Chairman David Bauer writes ..read more

David Bauer becomes chairman of Illinois Press Association Board   LEFT: David Bauer, president of the Illinois Press Association Board of Directors. RIGHT: Dorothy Leavell, owner of The Crusader in Chicago, IL was awared a plaque in appreciation of her service to the Illinois newspaper industry for her role as chairman of the Illinois Association Board in 2023.  Photo courtesy of Jim Slonoff. David Bauer became president of the Illinois Press Association Board of Directors during the board’s meeting Dec. 1.  He succeeds Do ..read more

New platform from IPA strengthens, simplifies placing of public notices The Illinois Press Association (IPA) is excited to introduce its new platform for placing public notices, known as PlaceIT.io ..read more

Illinois Press Association announces annual Advertising Contest award winners The News-Gazette of Champaign emerged as the top daily newspaper for advertising awards at the Illinois Press Association’s annual convention Thursday at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Bloomington. The Cass County Star-Gazette of Beardstown was crowned the top non-daily newspaper ..read more

Earn Your Press Pass: A free, turnkey way to train community members to be journalists at your newspaper The Illinois Press Foundation has contracted with Kansas Publishing Ventures (KPV) to provide Illinois newspapers with access to a free, self-paced online training course entitled “Earn Your Press Pass.” The course is designed is to help prospective and rookie reporters who have solid reading and writing skills by teaching them solid journalistic skills ..read more

Illinois Press Association honors top newspapers in editorial contest; names Editor of the Year and Reporter of the Year Illinois’ top newspapers were honored today at the Illinois Press Association’s annual convention at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Bloomington. Nearly 100 daily and nondaily newspapers competed in 38 editorial categories ..read more

North Carolina, Illinois press associations partner to strengthen access to public notices In a unanimous vote the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Press Association endorses the Illinois Press Association web platform as the official partner for aggregating statewide public notices for North Carolina newspapers ..read more

Capitol News Illinois earns national journalism honor for Choate investigation Two Illinois reporters have earned a prestigious journalism honor for their in-depth look at serious problems at a southern Illinois center for people with disabilities ..read more

Capitol News Illinois grows in size, influence Capitol News Illinois Editor Jeff Rogers on the growth of the Statehouse bureau for Capitol News Illinois and expansion plans ahead ..read more

CONVENTION RECAP: Celebrating journalistic excellence: Kramer, Craven and Distinguished Service awards winner honored during dinner Tears and laughter filled the room as the legacies of five men who have had a significant impact on Illinois journalism were recognized during a celebration dinner Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Illinois Press Association/Foundation annual convention ..read more