IDEA CHAPTERS

 

FIND YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER

Illinois Digital Educators Alliance has 21 regional chapters. Chapters are divided by county. Locate your county on the map or list below to find your local IDEA chapter. 



The members of each chapter meet at regular times during the year to share ideas and explore new instructional technology resources

Contact Your Chapter's Governing Board Member!

ABE LINCOLN:

Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon & Shelby

CENTRAL ILLINOIS VALLEY:

Mason, Peoria, Tazewell & Woodford

CHICAGO PREP:

Covering all parochial, independent and private schools in the Chicagoland area

EGYPTIAN:

Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Perry, Washington, Wayne & White

BLACKHAWK:

Henry, Mercer & Rock Island

CHICAGO:

Chicago area (for those who live or work in the CPS regions)

CORN BELT:

Ford, Iroquois, Livingston & McLea

ILLINI:

Champaign, Coles, Edgar, Douglas & Vermilion

KASKASKIA

Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Marion & Montgomery

KISHWAUKEE:

Boone, DeKalb, Kane, McHenry & Winnebago

NORTHERN SUBURBS:

Lake and the Northern Suburbs

NORTHWEST:

Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, & Whiteside

SHAWNEE:

Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union & Williamson

SOUTH SUBURBS:

Southern Suburbs

SOUTHWESTERN:

Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Randolph & St. Clair

STARVED ROCK:

Bureau, La Salle, Marshall & Putnam

THREE RIVERS:

Grundee, Kankakee, Kendall & Will

TWO RIVERS:

Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Green, Morgan, Pike Schuyler & Scott

WABASH VALLEY:

Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland & Wabash

WESTERN:

Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough & Warren

WESTERN SUBURBS:

Du Page and the Western Suburbs

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By CodeHS • February 5, 2025
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By Phil Pulley • January 30, 2025
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