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Region 3 Chicago Region
Regional Director: Kathleen Sweeney


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Joyce Jeewek, President
(630) 898-8826

Ellen Kacic, President-Elect

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Upcoming Events

September 7, 2010:  Prairie Area Reading Council will host To Understand New Horizons in Reading Comprehension with Ellin Oliver Keene from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Marquardt D15 District Office, 1860 North Glen Ellyn Road, Glendale Heights, Illinois.   Registration is $15 for PARC members, $18 for non-members, and $10 for students.  Registration is due by August 31, 2010. 

January 27, 2011:  Prairie Area Reading Council will host a Wine Tasting and Book Talk with Anderson's Bookshop from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Lisle Hilton Hotel, 3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, Illinois. Registration is $15 for PARC members, $18 for non-members, and $10 for students. 

March 17-19, 2011:  Illinois Reading Council will host the 43rd Annual IRC Conference, Literacy Outside the Box!, in Springfield, Illinois.  Please take a moment to peruse the Conference Preview highlighting the award-winning authors and dynamic speakers that will help you explore Literacy Outside the Box!  Registration and Housing will be available in October 2010.

April 20, 2011:  Prairie Area Reading Council with host Fluency:  How We Went Wrong and Differentiated Interventions for Six Reader Types with Jerry Johns from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Marquardt D15 District Office, 1860 North Glen Ellyn Road, Glendale Heights, Illinois.   Registration is $15 for PARC members, $18 for non-members, and $10 for students. 

May 8-11, 2011: International Reading Association will host the 56th Annual Convention, The Power of Literacy, in Orlando, Florida.  To find out more about this exciting convention, check out the Annual Convention section at www.reading.org. 



Illinois Reading Council
an affiliate of the
International Reading Association

For general information, contact us at: irc@illinoisreadingcouncil.org