Econ Illinois:
"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" Economics Concepts Poster Contest
Eligibility for participation
DuPage County Districts 203 and 204 will all compete in the NIU regional contest only.
All entries must be submitted through a regional contest. All Illinois schools are serviced by a Center for Economic Education and are eligible for participation in one of the regional contests for this program.
In the list below, download the flyer for your school by first identifying your county or district in the list. Click the link for the flyer with complete information about your regional contest, and an entry form. Regional entry deadlines vary, from December through February.
It is very important to submit your entry to the correct Center for your school so you meet their entry criteria and their entry deadline. If your entry is mailed to the wrong Center, that Center may not ge able to redirect it to the correct Center in time for their judging.
General Poster Contest Flyer (Regional flyers will be linked below by mid-September)
- Schools located
in the City of Chicago, zipcode 606xx.
University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Economic Education
- 2011 entry deadline is December 24 - All schools in west and north Cook county,
all of Lake county. Also, DuPage county with the exception of Naperville District 204 and Naperville District 203. DuPage County Districts 203 and 204 will compete in the NIU regional contest.
Dominican University Center for Economic Education
- South
Cook County, Will, Grundy, Kendall, Livingston and Kankakee Counties.
Governors State University Office of Economic Education
- Counties south of Interstate 80 (except Grundy, Will and Kankakee) to an Adams/Sangamon
/ Edgar County line
Bradley University Center for Economic Education
- Counties along and south of an Adams/ Sangamon/ Edgar County line.
Southern Illinois
- Counties
north of Interstate 80 with the exception of Cook, Kendall, Lake and DuPage
counties - to the Mississippi River. Within DuPage County, however, DuPage County Districts 203 and 204 will compete in the NIU regional contest
Northern Illinois University Office of Economic Education
Rules, Guidelines and Awards
Program timeline
Resources
Recent winners
Recent winners with drawings
This page updated July 27, 2010