Jack Higgins (born August 19, 1954) is an

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editorial cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or curren ...

for the ''

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''.

Early life and career

Higgins was born in

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. He graduated from

St. Ignatius College Preparatory School Saint Ignatius College Prep is a selective private, coeducational Jesuit college-preparatory school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The school was founded in Chicago in 1869 by Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J., a Dutch ...

and the

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with a

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. He began editorial cartooning for its student newspaper before he started freelancing for the ''

''. He became a full-time cartoonist for the paper in 1981. Higgins was a finalist for the

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in 1986; he won in 1989. Higgins was for many years syndicated through

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. He ceased syndication in July 2007, opting to create more local cartoons for his paper.

Awards

* 1984, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003: **Peter Lisagor Award, Society of Professional Journalists * 1986: **Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning * 1987: **Award for Outstanding Commentary, Chicago Association of Black Journalists * 1988: **

Sigma Delta Chi Award The Sigma Delta Chi Awards are presented annually by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) (formerly Sigma Delta Chi) for excellence in journalism. The SPJ states the purpose of the award is to promote "the free flow of information vital ...

for Editorial Cartooning **International Salon of Cartoons, First Prize * 1989: **

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for

Editorial Cartooning An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or curren ...

* 1993, 1995, 2007, 2009: **Herman Kogan Award, Chicago Bar Association * 1994: **

Robert F. Kennedy Award The Robert F. Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism is a journalism award named after Robert F. Kennedy and awarded by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. The annual awards are issued in several categories and were esta ...

finalist * 1996: **Illinois Journalist of the Year * 1997: **The Best of the Press, Illinois Press Association * 1998: **Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning **

John Fischetti Award John R. Fischetti (September 27, 1916 – November 18, 1980) was an editorial cartoonist for the ''New York Herald Tribune'' and the ''Chicago Daily News''. He received a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1969 and numerous awards fr ...

* 2000: **The Best of the Press, Illinois Press Association * 2004: **

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- Sanctae Crucis Award

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American editorial cartoonists Artists from Chicago Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning winners 1954 births Living people St. Ignatius College Prep alumni Chicago Sun-Times people {{US-cartoonist-stub