- Advisers! Do you have a senior who would be a great candidate for IJEA's Illinois Journalist of the Year Contest? Entry deadline is Feb. 15. Consult our 'Contests & Awards' menu for more information!
- Journalism educators! Join IJEA today! Annual memberships for 2025-26 and lifetime memberships are available. Use our online form or fillable PDF to join!
- We are delighted to announce IJEA's new partnership with Northwestern University's Medill School! We are now headquartered at Medill, and our new executive director is Katie Fernandez, CJE, senior program coordinator of Medill's Teach for Chicago Journalism program. Thank you, Medill, for your support of high school journalism!
- Congratulations to IJEA member schools Huntley H.S. and Prospect H.S. on co-winning the IHSA journalism state title! The schools tied for 1st place at the IHSA finals April 25 in Normal.
