[caption id="attachment_4684" align="alignright" width="300" caption="ISBA President John O'Brien is asked about mortgage foreclosure issues and lawyers' public service activities before he presented the Lincoln Media Awards on Oct. 9 in Peoria."][/caption] The Peoria Journal Star, the Kane County Chronicle and three other newspapers received the 2nd annual Abraham Lincoln Media Award from the Illinois State Bar Association at a ceremony at the Pere Marquette Hotel in Peoria, on Friday, October 9. The Champaign News-Gazette, the Northwest Herald in Crystal Lake and the Aurora Beacon-News also received the award. The ISBA presentation took place during the Illinois Press Association's annual Illinois Excellence in News & Editorial Contest awards luncheon. ISBA President John G. O'Brien presented the award to the Journal Star for its front page series, "Legal actions against enemy combatant," written by Andy Kravetz. "The ISBA media award recognizes media outlets and/or individual members of the media who have been exemplary in helping foster the public's understanding of the law and the legal system," said O'Brien.  "The Journal Star series clearly deserves this recognition."