Illinois Council for Exceptional Children Fall Convention 2026

It takes place at Chicago Marriott Naperville in Naperville, Illinois.

The organizer lists special education professionals, leaders, families, and advocates among attendees.

It suits special education teachers, administrators and program leaders in Illinois who want evidence-based practices and local peer contacts, and the audience also includes families and advocates, which makes it broader than a pure practitioner conference. Researchers seeking a deep academic program, or educators outside special education, would likely find a state unit convention less specialised than a national CEC gathering.

Educators and families at state education conventions usually wear business casual or neat casual, with comfortable shoes for moving between sessions at the hotel.