The following Illinois advisers were registered for the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention Nov. 13-16, 2008 in St. Louis
| The Correspondent (Newspaper) | Hersey HS | Arlington Heights, Ill. | Janet B. Levin |
| The Endeavor (Yearbook) | Hersey HS | Arlington Heights, Ill. | Patty Merris |
| Terrace Scroll (Newspaper) | Belleville East HS | Belleville, Ill. | Taree McGee |
| The Shield (Yearbook) | Belleville East HS | Belleville, Ill. | Sarah Davis |
| Buccaneer (Newspaper) | Belvidere High School | Belvidere, Ill. | |
| North View (Newspaper) | Belvidere North High School | Belvidere, Ill. | Michael Doyle |
| Charger (Newspaper) | Buffalo Grove High School | Buffalo Grove, Ill. | Lauren Kraft, Matthew Branham |
| CCHS (Yearbook) | Carbondale High School | Carbondale, Ill. | Julie Bohnsack |
| Tomahawk (Yearbook) | Carlyle High School | Carlyle, Ill. | Gina Shook |
| Sally Turner | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston, Ill. | Sally Turner |
| GCNN (Broadcast) | Glenwood High School | Chatham, Ill. | Ryan Bandy |
| Mnemosyne (Yearbook) | Glenwood High School | Chatham, Ill. | Patti Kaylor |
| The Caravan (Newspaper) | Mount Carmel High School | Chicago, Ill. | John J. Gonczy |
| Echo (Yearbook) | Cisne High School | Cisne, Ill. | Trudy Hurd |
| Kahoki (Newspaper) | Collinsville High School | Collinsville, Ill. | Kristin Westphal |
| WDHS (Broadcast) | Deerfield High School | Deerfield, Ill. | Charlotte Titcomb |
| Westerner (Newspaper) | Maine West HS | Des Plaines, Ill. | Laurie McGowan, Jim McGowan |
| Cauldron (Yearbook) | Downers Grove North High School | Downers Grove, Ill. | Kathy Smith |
| Sarah Doerner | Illinois Journalism Education Association | Du Quoin, Ill. | Sarah Doerner |
| EHS Tiger Times (Newspaper) | Edwardsville High School | Edwardsville, Ill. | Mike Dando, Greg Kessler |
| The Guardian (Newspaper) | Elk Grove High School | Elk Grove Village, Ill. | Alissa Calabrese |
| Evanstonian (Newspaper) | Evanston Township High School | Evanston, Ill. | Rodney Lowe |
| Key (Yearbook) | Evanston Township High School | Evanston, Ill. | Sara Williamson |
| ETA PI CHI (Yearbook) | Evergreen Park High School | Evergreen Park, Ill. | Deborah Baumer |
| Budget (Newspaper) | Galesburg High School | Galesburg, Ill. | Brad Bennewitz |
| Oracle (Newspaper) | Glenbrook South HS | Glenview, Ill. | Marshall Harris |
| Rampage (Newspaper) | Grayslake Central High School | Grayslake, Ill. | Robert Kay |
| The Emerald (Yearbook) | Grayslake Central High School | Grayslake, Ill. | Jeffrey Barry |
| The Knight Times (Newspaper) | Grayslake Central High School | Grayslake, Ill. | Brenda Smith |
| The Purple Clarion (Newspaper) | Harrisburg High School | Harrisburg, Ill. | Cathy Wall |
| The Voice (Newspaper) | Huntley High School | Huntley, Ill. | Dennis Brown |
| The Lion (Newspaper) | Lyons Township High School | La Grange, Ill. | Jason Scales, Nik Gallicchio |
| Talon Times (Newspaper) | Lakes Community High School | Lakes Villa, Ill. | Kellie Doyle |
| Drops of Ink (Newspaper) | Libertyville High School | Libertyville, Ill. | Matt Tooley |
| Nautilus (Yearbook) | Libertyville High School | Libertyville, Ill. | Becky Kinnee |
| Statesman (Newspaper) | Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire, Ill. | Barbara Thill |
| Echo (Newspaper) | Glenbard East High School | Lombard, Ill. | Rebecca Fornelli |
| Meteor/Paw Prints (Newspaper) | Harlem High School | Machesney Park, Ill. | Greg Reilly, Michelle Lindquist |
| Toksali (Yearbook) | Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School | Mackinaw, Ill. | Tammy Desmond |
| Susan Hathaway Tantillo | McHenry, Ill. | Susan Hathaway Tantillo | |
| Johnsburg Weekly News (Newspaper) | Johnsburg High School | McHenry, Ill. | Randy Swikle |
| Prospector (Newspaper) | Prospect High School | Mount Prospect, Ill. | Jason Block, Stan Zoller |
| Crossroads (Newspaper) | Caramel High School | Mundelein, Ill. | Amy Lester, Lynn Lach |
| Flight (Yearbook) | Naperville Central High School | Naperville, Ill. | Nicki Weiss, Sarah Albiniak |
| The Central Times (Newspaper) | Naperville Central High School | Naperville, Ill. | Keith Carlson, Taryen Belasich |
| Aegus (Yearbook) | Lincoln-Way High School | New Lenox, Ill. | Colette Rinn |
| Nu-Kom-I (Yearbook) | Newton High School | Newton, Ill. | Cheryl Walker |
| The Prowler (Newspaper) | O’Fallon Township High School | O’Fallon, Ill. | Mary Dempsey, Kristin Strubhart |
| Vedas (Newspaper) | Oak Forest High School | Oak Forest, Ill. | Cheryl Benoit, Kate Vana, Patricia Carlson |
| Timepiece (Yearbook) | Okawville High School | Okawville, Ill. | Dana Donovan |
| The Edge (Newspaper) | Oswego East High School | Oswego, Ill. | Justin Howard Query |
| Wolf’s Eyes (Yearbook) | Oswego East High School | Oswego, Ill. | Colleen Calvey |
| The Panther’s Paw (Newspaper) | Oswego East High School | Oswego, Ill. | Erin Kulinski, Kelly Schreier |
| Southwords (Newspaper) | Maine South High School | Park Ridge, Ill. | Alexander Stathakis |
| Saukee (Yearbook) | Pittsfield High School | Pittsfield, Ill. | Linda Belford |
| Valhalla (Yearbook) | North Boone High School | Poplar Grove, Ill. | Cheryl Peterson |
| Quippi (Yearbook) | Quincy High School | Quincy, Ill. | Stacie Rossiter, Maranda Meyer |
| Pacer (Newspaper) | Rolling Meadows High School | Rolling Meadows, Ill. | Stan Zoller |
| Polaris (Yearbook) | St. Charles North High School | St. Charles, Ill. | Kathryn Zimmer |
| Spokesman (Newspaper) | Wheeling High School | Wheeling, Ill. | Karen Barrett |
