Illinois Press Foundation

Illinois Press Foundation. Operates Capitol News Illinois. Provides grants to high school and college journalism programs.

[Ben Szalinski @BenSzalinski]

🌟Some personal news to end a busy week of news🌟
Today is my last day with The Daily Line.
Next week I will be joining the great team at @CapitolNewsIL as their newest statehouse reporter.
See you for veto session!

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

The journalism students at @Thornridge205 always have such great questions about the profession! The Foundation and @ILFarmBureau are proud to provide a journalism grant to their program to help them continue to learn and do great work!

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

The journalism students at St. Charles North High School are a fun bunch! The Foundation and @ILFarmBureau are happy to assist them with a high school journalism grant that will help them purchase an iPad, teleprompter kit and more!

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

What a fun visit to @LockportHS205 this morning! The Foundation and @ILFarmBureau are proud to support scholastic journalism efforts like those at @LTHSPorterPress!

[Lockport Township High School @LockportHS205]

Congrats to Julie Pusinelli, English Teacher & ⁦@LTHSPorterPress⁩ Sponsor, for applying for a grant from the Illinois Press Foundation & Illinois Farm Bureau. She was selected to receive money for the school newspaper & plans to put it towards a 📷 for the club.
#PorterPride

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

Illinois Press Foundation Board member Linda Jones visited @CarlSchurzHS on Tuesday to take a grant check from @ILFarmBureau and the Foundation to help the efforts of the school's student journalists. Can't wait to see what they do in the school year ahead!

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

The work the students do at Madison School in South Holland and their Mad 7 Action News broadcast project is amazing! The Foundation and @ILFarmBureau are proud to support their efforts with a journalism grant check. Such a fantastic group of young students!

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

@EditorJeffSir wrapped up his school visits today by taking a journalism grant check from @ILFarmBureau and the Foundation to Abby Glickman and her students at @Taft_HS. Many students in the group. Great to see!

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

A journalism grant from @ILFarmBureau and the Foundation will allow @YorkD205 to purchase a new MacBook for its students so they can continue to do the fantastic multimedia work they're doing with @chambersatyork at the helm. We're proud to help the program there again!

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

@EditorJeffSir had some fun and answered great questions about journalism as he visited Michele Clark Magnet High School this morning to present a journalism grant from @ILFarmBureau and the Foundation. Congrats!

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

An enjoyable and informative visit this morning with Mr. Majeske and his students at @EMPEHI4Ever to deliver a journalism grant from @ILFarmBureau and the Foundation! Was cool seeing the FIRST student newspaper published on Sept. 26, 1913!

[Morgan Park HS @EMPEHI4Ever]

Jeff Rogers of the Illinois Press Foundation, with Linda Jones, the dir. of the Illinois Journalism Education Assn., delivered a grant from the Illinois Farm Bureau to purchase camera equipment for the school newspaper, EMPEHI News (celebrating its 100th anniversary this month).

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

This visit with @MrReinhart_Tech and his students was a great way to start a work week! Looking forward to seeing some of the livestreams and other work they are able to do with their journalism grant from @ILFarmBureau and the Foundation!

[Mr. Kyle Reinhart @MrReinhart_Tech]

Thank you to @EditorJeffSir for coming to WHS today to present our @WCAT_Media students their mini grant check from the @ILPFoundation. We are going to purchase new wireless transmitters for use during our live streaming events to allow more flexibility in camera location!

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

We got to visit with great students and educators today during visits with journalism grant checks from @ILFarmBureau and the Foundation to Edwardsville, Carlyle, Harrisburg and Carterville.

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

The first High School Journalism Grant check of 2023 from @ILFarmBureau and The Illinois Press Foundation has been delivered. $1,500 to Putnam County High School to take its Paw Prints online, among other things. Congrats!

[Capitol News Illinois @CapitolNewsIL]

Capitol News Illinois is hiring multimedia journalists to help us launch broadcast operations. More information is here: https://t.co/Ty5hC48KIt

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

The Illinois Press Foundation and @ILFarmBureau are excited to announce that we are giving grants to high school journalism programs again in 2023! Application info here: https://t.co/wophvU8f2P Photo: @StCharlesNorth uses camcorder purchased with grant.

[Jeff Rogers @EditorJeffSir]

@BethCapNews and @MollyParkerSI continue to do outstanding and important work in their reporting on this matter. Not only is this episode an interesting listen, it also points to the impact @CapitolNewsIL has made with the investment from the @McCormick_Fdn and @ILPFoundation!

[Jeff Rogers @EditorJeffSir]

I, the @ILPFoundation and @ILFarmBureau are proud to support journalism programs like this great one at Madison School! Thanks for your reporting @cbschicago to help advance the work the students do!

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

Come join us as we continue to grow Capitol News Illinois and add programming at the Illinois Press Foundation! An excellent opportunity for someone in Springfield or Chicago.

[Capitol News Illinois @CapitolNewsIL]

Capitol News Illinois is looking to hire a team member who will seek grants and donations to help CNI thrive and grow, and will also help secure funding for Illinois Press Foundation programming such as grants and scholarship. More here https://t.co/vOLeKy8C8A

[Illinois Press Foundation @ILPFoundation]

@EditorJeffSir and Carter Newton of @GalenaGazette visited journalism students at Galena High School who will use a grant from @ILPFoundation and @ILFarmBureau to be able to more easily edit video. Congratulations, Pirates!

[Capitol News Illinois @CapitolNewsIL]

Capitol News Illinois is looking to hire another full-time print reporter to cover state government. Here's the posting: https://t.co/Wdsrw8trCJ