Jack Higgins (cartoonist)

Higgins was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory School and the College of the Holy Cross[1] with a B.A. in Economics.

He began editorial cartooning for its student newspaper before he started freelancing for the Chicago Sun-Times. He became a full-time cartoonist for the paper in 1981. Higgins was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1986;[2] he won in 1989.

Higgins was for many years syndicated through Universal Press Syndicate. He ceased syndication in July 2007, opting to create more local cartoons for his paper.

• 1984, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003:
  • Peter Lisagor Award, Society of Professional Journalists[3]
• 1986:
  • Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning[4]
• 1987:
  • Award for Outstanding Commentary, Chicago Association of Black Journalists[5]
• 1988:
  • Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning[6]
  • International Salon of Cartoons, First Prize[7]
• 1989:
  • Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning[8]
• 1993, 1995, 2007, 2009:
  • Herman Kogan Award, Chicago Bar Association[9]
• 1994:
  • Robert F. Kennedy Award finalist[10]
• 1996:
  • Illinois Journalist of the Year[11]
• 1997:
  • The Best of the Press, Illinois Press Association[12]
• 1998:
  • Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning[13]
  • John Fischetti Award[14]
• 2000:
  • The Best of the Press, Illinois Press Association[15]
• 2004:
  • College of the Holy Cross - Sanctae Crucis Award[16]

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