We unleash the leadership potential of Illinois youth.
We don't teach students what to think. We don't even teach students how to think. ILS is dedicated to stressing the importance of careful thought for both today's and tomorrow's leaders.
About Us
Our annual leadership seminar is held at no cost to the students who participate and the schools that send their students, so we need your help to continue investing in these young leaders.
ILS has been providing quality, free leadership seminars in Illinois since 1977. We are a 100% volunteer organization with 501(c)3 nonprofit status. Through our programs, students interact with leaders in industry, government, the arts, education, and the media, coming in contact with a diverse world of leaders and leadership styles. Students are then challenged to discover and unleash their own leadership potential in their schools and communities, using the tools and resources made available to them at ILS. We at Illinois Leadership Seminars don't tell our participants what to think, or even how to think, but stress the importance of careful thought for our world's future leaders.
We are accepting nominations for our 2020Â Seminar!
Have your school nomination code? Nominate your student now!
Looking to nominate a student but have not received a nomination email?
2020Â Seminar Nominated Schools!
Thank you to our schools who have already submitted their nomination for our 2020 Seminar! If your school is not on the list, be sure to get your 2020 nomination in soon!
Nominated Schools
Argo Community High School
Benet Academy
Butler College Prep
CICS Northtown Academy
Coal City High School
Collinsville High School
Donovan Jr/Sr High School
East Leyden High School
Freeport High School
Galena High School
Genoa-Kingston High School
Grant Community High School
Hinckley-Big Rock High School
Johnsburg High School
La Moille High School
Lakes Community High School
Lebanon High School
Lemont High School
Lena-Winslow High School
Lycee Francais de Chicago
Marian Central Catholic
McHenry East High School
Mendota Township High School
Milledgeville High School
Momence High School
Morris Community High School
Mt. Zion High School
Niles North High School
Ombudsman Chicago West
Oregon High School
Prairie Ridge High School
Regina Dominican High School
Round Lake Senior High School
St. Francis High School
Stillman Valley High School
Vernon Hills High School
Warren Township High School
Washington Community High School
Wauconda High School
West Leyden High School
William Howard Taft High School
Willowbrook High School
Wilmington High School
Winchester High School
Wolcott School
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
Zion Benton High School
Contact Illinois Leadership Seminars
805 Lake St. #184Â Oak Park IL United States 60301
(773) 550-5751
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National Society for Youth Leadership (NSYL)
