Regions in Illinois DI

The memberships of Illinois Destination Imagination present their solutions to Team Challenges at a Regional Tournament in one of three regions:

North Suburban Region, Chicago and West/South Suburban Region, and Central Illinois Region.

Each membership must perform in the Regional Tournament they are assigned to in order to advance to the Affiliate Finals Tournament. Be aware that it is the membership’s mailing address in the counties or District, which determines this year’s assignment. If your school’s mailing address is located in the area south of Interstate 80 and the counties not listed below, or if the membership mailing address is located in the area north of Interstate 80 and the county or district is not listed below, please contact the Affiliate Directors for assignment. The prospective membership will be placed with one of the above Regions depending on its location. Each membership will be added to a Region using a case-by-case method, to ensure a more balanced number of teams presenting at each Regional Tournament. Memberships may be moved to a new Region if it makes more geographical sense. For instance, a team from Chicago in a location close to Evanston, but in the Chicago city limits, could be moved to North Suburban to make their tournament day more accessible. 

• North Suburban includes all of Lake and McHenry counties and includes most of northern Cook County suburbs north and east of O’Hare and east of Route 83 to Lake/Cook Road, and above the Chicago city limits.  Included are all Independent School Districts, private schools, parochial schools, home schools, neighborhood teams, and other organizations located within the boundaries of the above counties or designated sections.

• Chicago and West/South Suburban includes the City of Chicago, all DuPage, DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Will counties, and the southern and western Cook county communities located south and west of O’Hare airport and the city of Chicago.  Included are all Independent School Districts, private schools, parochial schools, home schools, neighborhood teams, and other organizations located within the boundaries of the above counties or designated sections.

• Central Illinois currently includes the counties of McLean, Peoria, Tazewell, Ford, Champaign, Vermillion, and Warren and most areas that are located south of Interstate 80 that are not specifically covered by the three northern Regions. Included are all Independent School Districts, private schools, parochial schools, home schools, and other organizations located within the boundaries of the above counties and areas.

• Other Counties Not Listed– Please contact the Affiliate Directors,  Diana Dignan or Jan Darnell,  to facilitate your placement into a Region.