Homeschool Organizations

ICHE – Illinois Christian Home Educators
http://www.iche.org
A nonprofit Christian organization composed of families dedicated to the success of home education in Illinois.

HSLDA – Home School Legal Defense Association
http://www.hslda.org
A nonprofit advocacy organization established to protect family freedoms and to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of thousands of families united in service together, providing a strong voice when and where needed.

ALL the Illinois Home Education Laws in One Place
http://homepage.bushnell.net/~peanuts/illaws.html

NHERI – National Home Education Research Institute
http://www.nheri.org
NHERI conducts and collects research about homeschooling and publishes the research journal called the Home School Researcher. The institute has hundreds of research works documented and cataloged on homeschooling, many of which were done by NHERI.

Homeschool Magazine Websites
Homeschool magazines vary widely in how they’re written and edited, so you may need to read many different ones to find one that suits you. They often post past articles on their websites, and many public libraries subscribe to homeschool magazines.

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
Homeschool World, Practical Homeschooling (Mary Pride’s magazine)
The Teaching Home
Homeschooling Today
Home School Digest
Home Education Magazine
The Link Homeschool Newspaper
Homeschool Enrichment Magazine

Family of Faith Church, Monee
http://www.fofc.org
Family of Faith Church seeks to mobilize families into a closer relationship with God by encouraging simple Christian practices in the home – Bible reading, prayer, scripture memorization, family singing, and worship. These same home discipleship practices have characterized Christian families for centuries, and they remain the cornerstone of cross-generational Christianity.

Generations
http://www.kevinswanson.com
A homeschool and biblical worldview program broadcast on air across the Rocky Mountain Front Range, and to all 50 states and over 40 countries around the world, via the web.

Illinois Homeschool Conferences

InHome Conference (held in March in Arlington Heights)
http://www.homeeducatorsconference.org/

APACHE Convention (held in April in Peoria)
http://www.apachecentralillinois.org/convention.htm

ICHE Convention (held in May in St. Charles)
http://www.iche.org/pages/events/