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ICEE's Nancy Hanlon Harrison (left) and Joanne Dempsey (right) with one of the Illinois Econ Challenge winning teams from Willowbrook High School. Teacher/Coach Joy Joyce and her student teams have won this award for five consecutive years! 2005 Economics Challenges

Nearly 90 Illinois high school students are already registered to take a challenge, an economics challenge that is, in the 2005 Illinois Economics Challenge that is scheduled on Tuesday, April 5th at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Students from schools around the state will compete in the 2005 Illinois Economics Challenge, a competition to test their economic understanding and reasoning abilities. Competing in teams of four, students take three written tests to determine the finalists for the awards round. The participating schools include: Andrew High School in Tinley Park; Bogan High School in Chicago; Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park; Hersey High School in Arlington Heights; Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor; Larkin High School in Elgin; Niles West High School in Skokie; North Chicago Community High School in North Chicago; Peoria High School in Peoria; Warren Township High School in Burnee and Willowbrook High School in Villa Park.

The winners of the final round in each of two divisions [Smith Division (for AP/Honors classes) and the David Ricardo Division (for one-semester economics/consumer economics classes)] will then advance and compete in the 2005 Midwest Economics Challenge taking place on Friday, April 22 at the Union League Club of Chicago. This year the Midwest Challenge will expand to include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin and Tennessee.

A total of 34 states will hold State Economics Challenges in 2005. State winners advance to one of four (4) regional competitions in late April. Winners from the regional competitions will then advance to the National Economics Challenge being held in New York City from May 21-23.

Many thanks go out to the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, which will host this year's Illinois Economics Challenge. A special thank you to Bill Testa of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank and Board of Trustee's Chair, who once again has facilitated this sponsorship.

The National Economics Challenge Program is made possible through a grant awarded to the National Council on Economic Education by the Goldman Sachs Foundation. For more information please visit The National Economics Challenge web site.