- Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting,“Missing In Chicago,” Winner, 2024
- Driehaus Foundation Award for Investigative Reporting regarding "the most important contributions to government-related investigative reporting in Illinois," “Missing In Chicago,” Winner, 2024
- Izzy Award for "outstanding achievement in independent media,” “Missing In Chicago,” Winner, 2024
- Sigma Award for "the best data journalism from around the world," “Missing In Chicago,” Finalist, 2024
- Chicago Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best reporting on race and diversity by a small newsroom, “Missing In Chicago,” Winner, 2024
- Chicago Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best reporting on crime and justice by a small newsroom, "Missing In Chicago," Winner, 2024
- Chicago Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best multimedia collaboration, "Missing In Chicago," Winner, 2024
- Sarah Brown Boyden Award in the Public Service Category, Chicago Journalist Association, "Will That New Development Benefit Your Community?" Winner, 2023
- Chicago Society of Professional Journalists Peter Lisagor Award for Best Individual Blog Post, "Coronavirus in Jail: The Life and Loss of Nickolas Lee," Finalist, 2020
- Chicago Society of Professional Journalists for Best Illustration, "The Promise," (comic) Finalist, 2019
- The City and Regional Magazine Association’s Excellence in Writing, "Hoda Katebi Will Take Your Questions Now," about the Iranian American radical fashion blogger, Winner, 2018
- Chicago Review of Books Best Short Story or Essay, “After Unthinkable Loss,” Winner, 2018
- Chicago Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best Feature Story, “After Unthinkable Loss,” Finalist, 2018
- Chicago Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best In-depth Reporting in a Community Newspaper, "La Vida de La Villita," Finalist, 2018
- Chicago Society of Professional Journalists Peter Lisagor Award for Best In-depth Report or Series, “La Vida de La Villita,” Winner, 2018
- Chicago Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best Start-Up, Winner, 2017