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Matthew Hendrickson

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As seen in: Chicago Sun-Times, La Voz Chicago, RealClear Politics, WBBM-AM (Chicago, IL), WLS-TV (Chicago, IL), Daily Herald, WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL), WAGA-TV (Atlanta, GA), WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL), WFLD-TV (Chicago, IL), KTBC-TV (Austin, TX) and
Covers:  Crime, criminal justice, courts
Reporter in the courts/streets for @suntimes.
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Awards

Peter Lisagor Award - Chicago Headline Club

2009 - Neighborhood/Community News

Winner for a three-part series on childhood lead poisoning rates in Chicago. The series examined how children continue to be exposed to unsafe levels of lead, particularly in areas of the city with a greater concentration of poverty. The series included tagging along with a city lead inspector for a day, city data analysis and having soil samples tested.

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Illinois Press Association

2014 - Local Editorial

Won second place for an editorial urging local schools to provide free ECG heart screenings to students, which can save young lives.

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Illinois Press Association

2014 - General Excellence

The Berwyn Suburban Life took home a third place award in General Excellence while I oversaw the paper as its editor. The paper received praise for its writing and photography, as well as a focus that year on Berwyn's burgeoning arts and culture scene.

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