IJAS Regional Fair Information
Regional Contact Information and Regional Fair Dates
All students wanting to participate in the IJAS State Exposition series must first compete and qualify at their Regional Fair. Students must compete in the region where they live or the region where the school or group is registered with IJAS.
IJAS membership information is under the "Membership" tab on the IJAS website.
Region 1 - Central
Fulton, Henderson, Henry, Knox, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Mercer, Peoria, Rock Island, Stark, Tazewell, Warren, and Woodford Counties
Regional Chair - Andrew Kluesnera (IJASRegion1@ijas.org)
Regional Fair
March 14, 2026 Poster & Paper Session - Western Illinois University (WIU) - Student Union
Region 2 - Chicago & Metropolitan Area Non-Public Schools
East of Route 83, North of Route 12/20, South of 1-90 to O'Hare Field, West of Lake Michigan
Regional Chair - John Bobek & Ali Uslu (IJASRegion2@ijas.org)
Regional Fair
March 7, 2026 - Paper Session - Horizon Science Academy
March 14, 2026 - Poster Session - Northeastern Illinois University
Region 3 - Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
Region 4 - East Central
Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, McLean, Piatt, and Vermillion Counties
Regional Chair - Emily Dawson (IJASRegion4@ijas.org)
Regional Fair - TBD
Region 5 - Northern
Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Davies, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago Counties
Regional Chair - Rachel Kurtz (IJASRegion5@ijas.org)
Regional Fair
March 21, 2026 - Poster & Paper Session - Cambridge Lakes Charter School
Region 6 - North Suburban
North Half of Cook and DuPage Counties (Route 20 extended is the dividing line), and Lake County
Regional Chair - Vacant (email emily.dawson@ijas.org if interested)
Paper Session Chair - Christina Palffy
Regional Fair
March 4, 2026 - Paper Session - Stevenson High School
TBD - Poster Session - Wheeling High School
Region 7 - Southeastern
Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Moultrie, Richland, Shelby,
and Wabash Counties
Regional Chair - Emily Dawson (IJASRegion7@ijas.org)
Regional Fair
March 30, 2026 - Poster and Paper Session -
Ramsey Junior High School - 4-7 pm
702 W. 6th Street, Ramsey, IL
Region 8 - Southern
Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Union, Wayne, White, and Williamson Counties
Regional Chair - Vina Castelli (IJASRegion8@ijas.org)
Regional Fair
February 24, 2026 - Poster & Paper Session - Southern Illinois University
Region 9 - South Suburban
Southern Half of Cook and DuPage Counties (Route 20 Extended is the dividing line) and Will County
Regional Chair - Jann Hawkins & Sue Ellen Gerchman (IJASRegion9@ijas.org)
Regional Fair
Paper Session - March 7, 2026 - North Central College
Poster Session - March 14, 2026 - North Central College
Region 10 - Southwestern
Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, Green, Hancock, Macoupin (North of Route 16), Montgomery (North of Route 16), Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, and Scott Counties
Regional Chair - Kassie Henry (IJASRegion10@ijas.org)
Regional Fair
March 14, 2026 - Lincoln Land Community College
Region 11 - Joliet Area Non-Public Schools
Parochial and Private Schools in DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, and Will Counties (Including the Diocese of Joliet schools)
Regional Chair - Kathy Winter& Annamarie Boyle (IJASRegion11@ijas.org)
Regional Fair
March 13, 2026 - University of St. Francis
Region 12 - Edwardsville Area
Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin (South of Route 16), Madison, Monroe, Montgomery (South of Route 16), St. Clair, and Washington Counties
Regional Chair - Ellie Crowden (IJASRegion12@ijas.org)
Regional Fair
March 21, 2026 - Southwestern Illinois College