Glenview and Northbrook Heralds staff wins 6 awards from Northern Illinois Newspaper Association

The Glenview and Northbrook Herald staff took home six awards - four of them for first place - at the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association's annual gathering held virtually this year.

Its parent publication, the Daily Herald, earned a personal best with 54 awards; included among those were four more awards for Glenview/Northbrook Herald photographer, Joe Lewnard.

The awards include:

First Place

The Glenbrook Heralds

• Melynda Findlay-Shamie - Columnist: "Letter from the Editor"

• Melynda Findlay-Shamie and Dave Oberhelman - In-depth News Story: "Who donated and how nuch in Northbrook village races"

• Joe Lewnard - Feature Photo: "Voting with Dad"

• Dave Oberhelman - Spot News Story: "Power to the people"

Daily Herald

• Joe Lewnard - Spot News Photo: "Consoling hug"

• Joe Lewnard - Video: "It's just a heart-wrenching tragedy"

Second Place

Glenbrook Heralds

• Joe Lewnard - Feature Photo: "Playing for front line workers"

Daily Herald

• Joe Lewnard - Feature Photo: "Hockey shadows"

Third Place

Glenbrook Heralds

• Dave Oberhelman - General Feature: "For festival bands, a hard day's night."

Daily Herald

• Joe Lewnard - Sports Photo: "Dusty catch"