Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting ,“Missing In Chicago,” Winner, 2024Driehaus 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, 2024Sigma Award for "the best data journalism from around the world," “Missing In Chicago,” Finalist, 2024Chicago 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