Saturday Night Live’s Cecily Strong was the entertainer of the annual dinner on April 25, 2015. “Her political humor is sly and edgy, and it comes with a Chicago accent. Cecily grew up in suburban Oak Park, Ill. and got her start in Chicago’s comedy scene with stints at iOand Second City,” said WHCA President Christi Parsons. Journalists are perennial targets for the WHCA entertainer, but Cecily has an edge: Her father, Bill Strong, served as Associated Press bureau chief in the Illinois Statehouse. Strong is the fourth woman to serve in this role. Founded in 1914 to represent the … Continue reading 2015 Dinner