• 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!
Illinois Journalism Education Association, Medill School, Northwestern University, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2101

Illinois JEA
Illinois Journalism Education Association, Medill School, Northwestern University, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2101

Illinois JEA
Illinois Journalism Education Association, Medill School, Northwestern University, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2101

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 IJEA Calendar of Upcoming Events:

Dec. 1, 2009 Deadline for JEA’s First Amendment Press Freedom Award
Jan. 3, 2010 IL First Amendment Center and IL Press Foundation Deadline for “Freedom of Speech” Poster Contest for IL High School Students (grades 9-12)
Feb. 1, 2010 IJEA Deadline for Journalist of the Year portfolio to Illinois State Director Randy Swikle
Feb. 21-27, 2010 Scholastic Journalism Week
Feb. 27, 2010 IJEA Executive Board Meeting (10:30 AM -3 PM) Peoria, IL
Mar. 1, 2010 Deadline for nominations for JEA “Cornerstone Award”
Mar. 1, 2010 IJEA Deadlines for “All-State Journalism Team” nominations to Sally Turner, “Administrator of the Year” nominations to James Tidwell
Mar. 3, 2010 SISPA (Southern Illinois School Press Association) Conference, SIU-Carbondale
Mar. 5-6, 2010 KEMPA (Kettle Moraine Press Association) Winter Advisers’ Seminar, (John Cutsinger, Speaker) Abbey Resort, Fontana, WI
Mar. 15, 2010 Deadline for nominations for JEA “Aspiring Young Journalists Award”
Mar. 15, 2010 Deadline for state directors to submit “Journalist of the Year” entries to JEA
Mar. 29, 2010 IHSA Deadline for Submitting School List of Participants for Journalism Contests
Apr. 14-18, 2010 JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Portland, OR
Apr. 23, 2010 NISPA (Northern Illinois School Press Association) Conference at College of Du Page
Apr. 24, 2010 IHSA Journalism Sectional Contests
April 30, 2010 IHSA State Journalism Finals, Buzzard Building, EIU Charleston, IL
May 1, 2010 IJEA Deadline for “Friend of IL High School Journalism Award” to Heather Snapp
June 5, 2010 IJEA Executive Board Meeting and “IJEA All-State Journalism Team Award Luncheon” Springfield, IL (Location TBA)
July 1, 2010 Deadline for nominations for JEA “Carl Towley Award, Administrator of the Year, Medal of Merit, Friend of Scholastic Journalism Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Ryan White Excellence in Journalism Award.”
Sept. 10, 2010 Illinois State High School Press Association Conference, U. of I., Urbana, IL
Sept. 10, 2010 IJEA Executive Board Meeting at ISHSPA Fall Conference, Illini Union, U. of I, Urbana, IL. Time TBA (Lunch 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM)
Nov. 11-14, 2010 JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Kansas City, MO
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