No one is telling OP not to apply. The OP asked if they will be admitted and the likelihood is no as their statistics are far less than the typical student. One should always have a range of schools to apply to.
The OP is very solid - but not Stanford or Northwesternish in my opinion. There is no issue with applying - you get 20 common app spots and should use them all.
As a journalism major and knowing 90% of them don’t succeed in journalism (hence many schools require a second major), I would steer the OP to also look at strong journalism schools.
Since they are from Illinois, Mizzou has great scholarships and isn’t far. W&L is small, elite, well regarded and would hit the academic chops. It would be a reach - but not a Stanford/Northwestern reach and offers the potential for merit. USC would also be unlikely but would be stronger than Stanford in this regard.
My alma mater the Cuse is perhaps most well known and is a match for Newhouse school. Others people mentioned - Iowa - crazy strong in writing - UMD (match), Florida (slight reach), and American (match if you show interest) - are great journalism schools.
No one is denying the student the right to apply or trying to diminish them. We are trying to give an accurate assessment. If the OP has a safety (Bradley for private, U ofArizona for public) as examples, then they can apply anywhere and take their shots.
But in the question is what are my chances for Stanford, and based on what Stanford deems important, GPA and class rank, the fact that the stats are far below THEIR average, rigor isn’t there, the likelihood of acceptance is slim and that’s what people answered.
We also suggested for journalism, there would be other avenues as well.
When people are asking for answers, they are seeking the truth - and from our perspective that is the truth.
I wish the OP luck and hope they include a balanced list - that includes reaches, matches, and safetys.
Stanford happens to be the highest of reaches for just about every student in the country.
Good luck.