• 2026 — Studs Terkel Award, Public Narrative

  • 2026 — Mate E. Palmer Professional Communications Contest (Second Place, In-depth Reporting for “Fraudsters Target Immigrants Seeking Legal Help”), Illinois Woman’s Press Association

  • 2025 — Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism, Institute for Nonprofit News

  • 2025 — Dorothy Storck Award (Second Place), Chicago Journalists Association

  • 2025 — Sarah Brown Boyden Award (First Place, Immigration Coverage), Chicago Journalists Association

  • 2022 — Sarah Brown Boyden Public Service Award, Chicago Journalists Association

  • Peter Lisagor Award finalist (twice), Chicago Headline Club

  • 2019 — Civic Reporting Fellow, City Bureau