CHICAGO TRIBUNE REPORTERS RECEIVE MEDILL MEDAL FOR COURAGE IN JOURNALISM

David Jackson, Gary Marx honored for their work on investigative seriesEVANSTON, Ill., April 3, 2012 -- David Jackson and Gary Marx, both veteran investigative reporters at the Chicago Tribune, are the co-winners of the 2011 Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for their in-depth series, “Across the Border, Beyond the Law: Flaws in the justice system help fugitives cross America’s borders and avoid capture.” The series examines one of globalization’s hidden stories: Growing numbers of criminal suspects are slipping across America’s borders to evade trial for murder, rape and other