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Illinois History Day - 2025

 

The 2025 National History Day theme is Rights & Responsibilities in History. The following resources are available to start defining your topic and begin your research. Check out theme resources and start your research today!

This year’s theme invites you to consider questions of time and place, cause and effect, change over time, and impact and significance. 

The key to this theme is addressing BOTH rights AND responsibilities. These are two powerful forces in history, but one does not work without the other.

Judges Wanted!

 

We need your help!  Would you like to help students make history?  Consider volunteering to evaluate projects for Illinois History Day.  Learn more about judging at Illinois History Day and let us know if you are interested by emailing us at DNR.IllinoisHistoryDay@illinois.gov!

Regional History Day Competitions

Regional competitions are held in early Spring in each of the regions listed below.  Top scorers at these competitions will qualify to compete at the State competition. Click on the region below to learn more about those events. Download the Illinois History Day Regions map.

Northern Illinois 

Chicago Metro 

Central Illinois 

Southern Illinois