• Illinois Coaches' Training  //  Saturday, October 4, 2025
-RSVP (free!) today for our 2025-2026 Illinois OM Coaches' Training: Click here to RSVP!
-You can also watch our Illinois Odyssey of the Mind Coach Training video here

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• Pin and Shirt Design Competition Deadline  //  Saturday, November 1, 2025

-Submit your ideas/designs for the official 2025-2026 Illinois OM pin(s) and shirt!

-Learn more and upload your designs here.

• Illinois Judge/Volunteer Training  //  to be posted online this winter!
-Judge training has *ALSO* caught up to the 21st century!
-Volunteers no longer have to drive to complete a training - you can do it from home!
-Registered judges will receive an email with instructions a few weeks before competition.
-Click here to register as a volunteer/judge

• Illinois Competition Registration Due  //  Friday, February 13, 2026
-All teams wishing to compete at the Illinois tournament must register
-Click here to register ($100 if on or before Jan. 31, $125 thereafter)

• Illinois Regional Tournaments //  Feb. 28, 2026 (southern) OR March 7, 2026 (northern)
-Teams will complete at one regional tournament (Belleville or Chicago) based on their location:

• Northern Region: March 7, 2026, at Joseph Sears School in Kenilworth, Illinois | SCHEDULE (TBD)

• Southern Region: February 28, 2026, at Central Junior High School in Belleville, Illinois | SCHEDULE (TBD)

-Competition schedules to be posted closer to the competition dates

• Illinois Pin/Shirt Re-Orders Due  //  Friday, April 3, 2026
-Click here to access the Shirt & Pin Online Store
-NOTE: Pin and shirt orders for World Finals 2026 due by April 3
             (For faster processing and shipping, please send one order for
             an entire team or group)
 
• Odyssey of the Mind World Finals  //  May 27-30, 2026
-Location: Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa
-Details to be posted at Odyssey of the Mind HQ!