• 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!
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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

Illinois JEA

Good luck at IHSA State! (#IHSAJ2015)

April 27, 2015
IHSA Journalism State is THIS Friday. IJEA wishes the best of luck to all student journalist competitors, and remember, you are among the BEST!
Hinsdale South senior Ashley Yong (second from left), with her adviser, Jim Kelly (far left), after she received the news that she was named the 2015 Illinois Journalist of the Year. The bearers of those good tidings were IJEA board members Stan Zoller (second from right) and Brenda Field. Zoller is national JEA's East Region director, and Field is JEA's Illinois state director.

The 2015 Illinois Journalist of the Year is Ashley Yong!

March 7, 2015
Congratulations to 2015 Illinois Journalist of the Year Ashley Yong of Hinsdale South, and her adviser Jim Kelly. JEA's East Region Director Stan Zoller and Illinois State Director Brenda Field made the announcement at the high school Monday, March 2.
Does anyone have a great lesson plan for ...

Does anyone have a great lesson plan for …

February 19, 2015

Typically, journalism advisers and educators are the only ones (or one of only a few) who teach that subject matter. It's tough to collaborate and get new ideas at times — for all of us. Enter the...

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