Register-Mail named 2nd best small daily in Illinois
The Register-Mail was named second best small daily newspaper in Illinois in one newspaper contest Friday and in another its Black Voices series was named best writing entry among all the state’s mid-sized newspapers.
The results of two contests were announced Friday. The Register-Mail had already reported its 16 awards in the Illinois Press Association contest when they were announced in April. Stories in the Black Voices of Galesburg series earned five of the 16 awards. Those awards were read aloud during the virtual conference Friday along with the two top awards, General Excellence (best overall newspaper based on two editions) and the sweepstakes award (which is given to the newspaper with the best finish across all categories. The Register-Mail earned second place in both.