Thu, Mar 05
|Hyatt Regency O’Hare
Illinois Career Development Conference 2026
Student members of Illinois DECA and their advisors come together to demonstrate their skills in both a written component such as an exam or report and an interactive component with an industry professional serving as a judge.
Time & Location
Mar 05, 2026, 3:30 PM – Mar 07, 2026, 1:00 PM
Hyatt Regency O’Hare, 9300 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont, IL 60018, USA
About the event
Student members of Illinois DECA and their advisors come together to demonstrate their skills in both a written component such as an exam or report and an interactive component with an industry professional serving as a judge. Achievement for individual and team competitors as well as chapter successes are celebrated throughout the conference.
DECA’s competitive events directly contribute to every member being college and career ready when they graduate from high school.