Congratulations to IJEA member school Edwardsville on winning the 2026 IHSA journalism tournament! IJEA members Huntley and Prospect finished second and third respectively! Congrats to all IHSA state finalists!
Congratulations to the 2026 Illinois Journalist of the Year, senior Light Dohrn of the University of Chicago Laboratory High School!
Journalism educators! Consider joining IJEA for 2026-27! Annual memberships for 2026-27 will be available in May. Lifetime memberships are always available. Use our online form or fillable PDF to join!
We are delighted to announce IJEA's partnership with Northwestern University's Medill School! We are now headquartered at Medill. Thank you, Medill, for your support of high school journalism!
Brenda Field and staff of the Etruscan at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview for being selected one of 55 Yearbook Pacemaker finalists. The editors are Taylor Rech and Kyle Redden.
Pacemaker winners will be announced at the JEA/NSPA spring conference in Seattle scheduled for April 12 -15.