Chicago — The 2020 State of Illinois Future City Competition will be held on Sat., Jan. 18th  at the Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago. Sixth - eight graders are encouraged to prepare for the local competition and the regional winning team will compete on the international level in Washington, DC in February 2020. More details and theme will be announced in June 2019.

For more information, contact us: 

Future City® Regional Coordinator

Don Wittmer, P.E., HNTB

dwittmer@hntb.com

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The Future City Competition Regional Finals took place in Chicago on Saturday, January 19th at Whitney Young Magnet High School. The competition is the culmination of months spent by junior high school teams and their engineering mentors to create a city of the future. Students submit a working project plan, present their solutions via a virtual city design (using SimCity), write an essay describing the unique attributes of their city and their solution to the year’s challenge (Powering Our Future); build a scale model, and give a presentation to judges. Regional winners…

The Future City Competition Regional Finals took place in Chicago on Saturday, January 19th at Whitney Young Magnet High School. The competition is the culmination of months spent by junior high school teams and their engineering mentors to create a city of the future. Students submit a working project plan, present…

Welcome

Welcome to the Illinois VEX Robotics High School State Championship! This Championship is a qualifier for VEX Worlds! Please check the Awards tab for information on which awards will qualify teams for Worlds. For more details see below or click here.

Date: 02/23/2019

Venue/Location:

Niles West High School
5701 Oakton Street
Skokie, Illinois 60077
United States

Grade Level: High School

Robot Skills…

Inspire the next generation of STEM professionals

Join us at the DuPage Area STEM Expo (formerly known as DuPage Area Engineers Week) for an interactive exploration into science, technology, engineering and math. Over 50 displays, presentations, projects to take home and activities for school age children, grades K – 12.

The DuPage Area STEM Expo, in conjunction with national Engineers Week, is a specialized event designed to promote the awareness of professional and educational opportunities provided among engineering and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)…

Join the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) - Chicago Professionals Chapter for our National Engineers Week Expo!  On Saturday, Feb. 23, there is a full agenda from 8AM - 3PM with interactive and exciting Engineering and Science activities for Kindergarten - 12th grade students. Some workshops include Learn to Code, World of Polymers and the Marshmallow Challenge for grade school students and a college panel and Speed Networking for high school students. Tickets are free to $10.00.…

About National Engineers Week 2019

Founded by NSPE in 1951, EWeek (February 17–23, 2019) is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers.  Today, EWeek is a formal coalition of more than 70 engineering, education, and cultural societies, and more than 50 corporations and government agencies.

Each year, EWeek reaches thousands of schools, businesses, and community groups across…

ENGINEERING FEST

125th anniversary of the World’s Fair at the Chicago Architectural Center (CAC)

02/23/2019- 2/24/2019
9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Location
Chicago Architecture Center

Visit the Chicago Architecture Center to build and learn, view two floors of exhibits, meet engineers and celebrate the 125th anniversary of the World’s Fair at the CAC’s annual two-day Engineering Fest—bigger and better than ever!

Fee…

Is No. 7 Their Lucky Number? St. Paul of the Cross Wins Regional Future City Competition?

Daily Herald News Feb. 1, 2019 Article

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Snow, sleet and freezing temperatures did not stop our student teams! Check out our Picture Gallery.

Go St. Paul of the Cross School! Onward to DC for the National Competition! 

We congratulate all of the Illinois Regional Teams who did not let the snow prevent them from participating in a great competition.  it was a great day! 

The top five teams are: 

1. St. Paul of the Cross  School - Hiko Pa

2. Prairie Junior High School- Aeternum Industria

3. Immaculate Conception School- Gravity Falls

4. Forest Park Middle School - Ventus Terra

5. Science Academy of Chicago-Mirai 

St. Paul of the Cross  School is headed to DC to compete in the national competition again! 

Other winners: 

• Virtual…

Theme: Design a Power Grid That Can Withstand and Recover from Natural Disaster

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- A group of middle school students is taking its creativity to a competition in Chicago. See video here.

If you have a problem with the link, cut and paste this link into your browser. https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/club-shows-off…

Theme: Design a Power Grid That Can Withstand and Recover from Natural Disaster

Chicago —   Over 20 teams are set to compete in State of Illinois Future City Competition this Sat., Jan. 19 at Whitney Young Magnet High School. This year’s theme is “Powering Our Future.”  The sixth-eighth graders are preparing to compete in the local competition and the regional winning team will face off on the international level in Washington, DC on Feb. 19, 2019.

Here is the Competition Day Schedule:  

Students Prepare for 27th Annual Award-Winning Future City Competition on Jan. 19, 2019 at Whitney Young Magnet High School

Theme: Design a Power Grid That Can Withstand and Recover from Natural Disaster

 Chicago — The 2019 State of Illinois Future City Competition will be held on Sat., Jan. 19 at Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago.  This year’s theme is “Powering Our Future.”  The sixth-eighth graders are preparing to compete in the local competition and the regional winning team…

27th Annual International Competition Asks State of Illinois Middle School Students to Design a Power Grid That Can Withstand and Recover from Natural Disaster

Chicago — The State of Illinois Future City Competition will be held on Sat., Jan. 19 in Chicago. All sixth-eighth graders are encouraged to participate and register by October 31, 2018. This regional event is part of the 27th Annual International Competition where…

CHICAGO– American Public Works Administration (APWA) Chicago Metro Chapter shares its great experience at the Future City 2018 Illinois Competition. We appreciate your continued support – fifteen years strong. Great video! 

This year’s theme was The Age-Friendly City. Future City asked middle school students to respond to and address the challenges in designing innovative solutions that can serve an urban area’s older population. Students were tasked with identifying age-related issues in their city planning and engineering a framework that enables…

CHICAGO– APWA Chicago Metro Chapter shares its great experience at the Future City 2018 Illinois Competition. We appreciate your continued support – fifteen years strong. Great video! 

This year’s theme was The Age-Friendly City. Future City asked middle school students to respond to and address the challenges in designing innovative solutions that can serve an urban area’s older population. Students were tasked with identifying age-related issues in their city planning and engineering a framework that enables seniors to remain active and…

CHICAGO–The State of Illinois Future City Competition 2018 announced its Top Five team winners from its Jan. 20th regional competition held at UIC-Student Center East. This is their 26th regional competition which is affiliated with DiscoverE (STEM) and National Engineers Week which will be held February 18-24, 2018.

St. Paul of the Cross School received first place honors for its project titled “Happyville.” They presented many strong elements to support this year’s theme The Age-Friendly…

CHICAGO–The Future City Competition - State of Illinois announced its first place team - St. Paul of the Cross School for its project titled Happyville. This is the fourth time that St. Paul of the Cross School has been selected as the first place team in the past few years. St. Paul of the Cross team prepares now to compete in the in the National Competition in February 2018 in Washington, D.C. during National Engineers Week.

Over 200 students and educators participated in this year’s competition which was held at the UIC-Student Center East on Sat. Jan. 20th. …

CHICAGO–The Future City Competition - State of Illinois  wishes to thank its supporters for the 2018 competition. Your sponsorship provided the opportunity to produce a successful competition. This year’s theme was The Age-Friendly City. Future City asked middle school students to respond to and address the challenges in designing innovative solutions that can serve an urban area’s older population. Students were tasked with identifying age-related issues in their city planning and engineering a framework that enables seniors to remain active and…