On Saturday, March 24, IWPA members and guests took a guided tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park, IL. As a budding writers, here are my 5 takeaways from this event. Branding is critical to marketing your work for building an image to consumers. Today, we’re oversaturated with advertising logos [...]
She started her journalistic career while attending high school in her hometown, Joliet, Illinois. Stateville, a maximum security state prison, sits on the rolling edge of the neighboring town of Crest Hill situated on Route 53. It is 37 miles south of Chicago. The prison was then and remains now, home for some of Chicago’s [...]
Chicago, March 13, 2018 - Susan Brauer of New Lenox, Illinois, has been awarded the 2018 Communicator of Achievement Award from the Illinois Woman's Press Association (IWPA). This prestigious award is the highest honor given by the IWPA and other affiliates of the National Federation of Press Women. It is given to chapter members who [...]
Attending Chicago's Old Town Art Fair is a June ritual for residents and out-of-town visitors. The Fair and its art center have played an essential role Lucille Hecht (IWPA archives) in defining that Near North Side neighborhood. It is uniquely Chicago. Years ago, when forces were coming together to create the first art [...]
In a time when women had limited options, Daisy M. Seright lived her very full and long life in the southern Illinois town of Harrisburg. When she Daisy M. Seright died in 1988 at the age of 102, she had been the chairwoman and president of the Register Publishing Co. for more than [...]
Illinois Woman’s Press Association P.O. Box 180150, Chicago, Illinois 60618 www.iwpa.org Chicago - September 15, 2017 – The Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA) is proud to announce that Marianne Wolf-Astrauskas, the association's Past President, and current Historian/Archivist, has been elected President of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW). The National Federation of Press Women [...]
Illinois Woman’s Press Association P.O. Box 180150, Chicago, Illinois 60618 www.iwpa.org Chicago - September 15, 2017 – Randy Richardson of Evanston, Illinois, has received the national Communicator of Achievement Award presented by the National Federation of Press Women. It is the first time a man has received this honor in the award’s 60-year history. Communicator [...]
In the long-fought battle to achieve equal opportunities for women, opening the doors to men can be a powerful weapon When I joined the Illinois Woman’s Press Association (IWPA), a decade ago, I felt a lot like the protagonist in Lost in the Ivy, the contemporary mystery I had published: lost and confused. It isn’t [...]
I entered Northeastern Illinois University in the Spring of 2017 as a 25 year-old undergraduate. After stumbling from one career choice to another, I decided to finally focus on area of study that also brought joy to my life: English Literature. There where moments when the realization that I'm still working towards my degree caused [...]
While the state of Illinois finally passed a budget this summer, many say it's no time for celebration. Slate reported that Rauner’s attempts to curb what he called a “bailout” were overridden by bipartisan cooperation (a 71-42 vote) on July 6. The state breathed a sigh of relief after a tense, two-year stalemate. For public [...]
