John Joseph Higgins (August 19, 1954 – February 10, 2024) was an American editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times.
[citation needed] Higgins began editorial cartooning for its student newspaper before he started freelancing for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Higgins was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1986;[2] he won in 1989.
He ceased syndication in July 2007, opting to create more local cartoons for his paper.
[citation needed] Higgins died after a long illness on February 10, 2024, at the age of 69.