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!
Calling all advisers!!
Do you want to further your impact as a steward of high school journalism in Illinois? Run for a board position!
Nominations for President, Vice President, Secretary (x2)...
The Oct. 15 deadline for submitting entry forms and mailing books has passed. A total of 35 schools entered this year's competition. Judging will begin soon. We look forward to celebrating the great work of your students. Thank you for entering this year's contest!
We are honored to announce Carol Marin, Political Editor at NBC5 Chicago and the Director of DePaul University's Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence as the our keynote speaker for the fall...
Our annual yearbook contest honors and celebrates the best in IJEA member yearbooks, focusing on the crucial elements of photos, design, graphics, coverage, copy writing and theme development. So enter now!
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• June 6, 2016
Keynote speaker Jamey Dunn-Thomason noted that it was so good to see so many great student journalists. It gave her hope for the future of journalism.
All of the advisers, parents, and student...
In order to continue providing important services for its membership, the IJEA Board of Directors at its June meeting voted to increase annual membership dues for the first time since its founding in 1988.
Effective...
Brenda Field, yearbook adviser at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, has been selected JEA State Director for Illinois. She replaces Stan Zoller, MJE, who was elected to the new position of east...
Congratulations to our 2013 Fall Conference Write-Off winners and their advisers:
First Place: Sarah Foster, Mattoon High School. Adviser: Amanda Bright.
Second Place: Haley Washington, Washington Community...
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...