Jack Higgins
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Jack Higgins

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Jack Higgins (born August 19, 1954) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Early life and career

Higgins was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory School and the College of Holy Cross 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; 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.

Awards

  • 1987
    • Award for Outstanding Commentary, Chicago Association of Black Journalists
  • 1988
    • Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning
    • International Salon of Cartoons, First Prize
  • 1989:
    • Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
  • 1998:
    • Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning
    • John Fischetti Award
  • 2004:
    • College of the Holy Cross - Sanctae Crucis Award