Borowski, Lecker join WNA Board of Directors

Greg Borowski, executive editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Kelly Lecker, executive editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, have been named to the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Board of Directors. The board approved the appointments during their meeting on Thursday, Sept. 14.

Chloe Hilles leaves La Crosse to join Chicago Tribune

Chloe Hilles, who has worked as a local government reporter for the last year at the La Crosse Tribune, has left the role to join the Chicago Tribune.

A graduate of Northwestern University with degrees in journalism and political science, Hilles joined the La Crosse newspaper in October 2022. While attending Northwestern, she reported for the Medill Investigative Lab, interned at Injustice Watch and was a content writer for Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. 

Makowiak joins Banner Journal

Abigail Makowiak, a recent college graduate, has joined the (Black River Falls) Banner Journal as a general assignment reporter.

Makowiak, a Brookfield native who resides in Merrillan, graduated from Hartford Union High School in Richfield. In 2023, she earned a bachelor's degree in creative writing from UW-Eau Claire, where she minored in multimedia communications.

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