* I love me some Carol Marin. From the governor…

Governor JB Pritzker today announced the 2025 recipients of the Order of Lincoln, the state’s highest honor for professional achievement and public service. This year’s Lincon Laureates will be honored at the upcoming 61st Annual Convocation at 5:30 p.m. on May 3, 2025, at the Krannert Center for the Arts located on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Established in 1964, the Order of Lincoln recognizes individuals who have made remarkable contributions to the betterment of humanity in or on behalf of the State of Illinois. The six recipients join more than 350 distinguished Illinois residents who have joined the Order of Lincoln over the last five decades.

“With world-renowned achievements in athletics, literature, architecture, education, journalism and history, the 2025 class of Lincoln Laureates embody the very best that Illinois has to offer,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “I am proud to uplift their incredible contributions and to award these talented men and women our state’s highest honor.”

This year’s recipients are: […]

Carol Marin, esteemed journalist and Emmy Award-winning reporter. She is a native Illinoisan and University of Illinois graduate. Her career affiliations include WMAQ-TV Chicago, CBS News, “60 Minutes,” and the Evening News with Dan Rather. She also served as a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and was a regular contributor to “Chicago Tonight” on WTTW, a public broadcast station. In 1997, Marin was awarded the prestigious Peabody Award for her body of work. She received another Peabody Award, along with producer Don Moseley, in 1998 for their documentary on the facially disfigured. She is the recipient of national Emmy awards in 1989 and 1998, as well as two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards in 1986 and 1998, for exceptional reporting. The American Women in Radio & Television presented her with the coveted Gracie Award in 2002. Marin Corp Productions, her independent documentary company, began an association with DePaul University in 2003, where, along with Moseley, produced programs for CNN and The New York Times/Discovery Channel. ​ Marin returned to WMAQ in 2004, and two years later, became the station’s political editor. Her outstanding journalism once again culminated in industry recognition, this time earning her a third Peabody Award for investigative reporting in 2015 on the police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. In 2016, DePaul University launched the Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence with Marin as co-director, where she continues to help guide students as they prepare for a career in journalism. […]

The May 3 ceremony is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. A ticketed reception and dinner will immediately follow the ceremony, and tickets must be purchased in advance by April 1.

For further information or to attend the upcoming gala, contact Executive Director Leanne Barnhart at 217-493-0047 or visit www.LincolnAcademyIllinois.org.

Other recipients are Bonnie Blair, Sandra Cisneros, Jeanne Gang, Janice K. Jackson and Julieanna L. Richardson.