| K - 12 |
Contest Awards Ceremony |
An in-person Awards Ceremony will be held for all of our contest winners on Friday, May 1st, 2026. The event will also be live streamed on our website.
RSVP details will be emailed directly to the teachers and/or families of the winners. |
K - 3
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Coloring Contest (PDF) |
Only the attached illustrations will be accepted for each grade level:
Kindergarten – 1st Grade: Liberty, Justice, Equality Flag
2nd Grade: Lincoln Memorial
3rd Grade: We are Equal, Dream Big, Freedom Please view the Coloring Contest PDF for full contest guidelines and submission instructions. The contest will open on Monday, February 2nd, 2026, and close on Friday, February 28th, 2026. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be selected from each grade level. |
4 - 6
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Poster Contest (PDF) |
Posters should illustrate the Law Day theme: "The Rule of Law and the American Dream". The poster should be on paper no larger than 12" x 14" and completed freehand. Please view the Poster Contest PDF for full contest guidelines and submission instructions. The contest will open on Monday, March 2nd, 2026, and close on Tuesday, March 31st, 2026. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be selected from each grade level. The Poster Contest is not yet open. Please do not submit entries until the contest has opened. |
| 7,9,10 |
NEW Poetry Contest (PDF) |
Poems should illustrate the Law Day theme: "The Rule of Law and the American Dream". Judging will be based on content, clarity of expression, punctuation, grammar, spelling, and originality. Please view the Poetry Contest PDF for full contest guidelines and submission instructions.
The contest will open on Monday, March 2nd, 2026, and close on Friday, April 3rd, 2026.
One 1st place winner will be selected from each grade level.
The Poetry Contest is not yet open. Please do not submit entries until the contest has opened. |
| 8,11,12 |
Essay Contest (PDF) |
Essays should illustrate the Law Day theme: "The Rule of Law and the American Dream". Judging will be based on content, clarity of expression, punctuation, grammar, spelling, and originality. Please view the Essay Contest PDF for full contest guidelines and submission instructions. The contest will open on Monday, March 2nd, 2026, and close on Friday, April 3rd, 2026. One 1st place winner will be selected from each grade level. The Essay Contest is not yet open. Please do not submit entries until the contest has opened. |
| 6 - 12 |
Illustration Contest (PDF) |
Illustration must represent the Law Day theme: "The Rule of Law and the American Dream" or be "court related" and be either 8-1/2" x 11" or 8-1/2" x 14"in size. No color except for black may be used. Please view the Illustration Contest PDF for full contest guidelines and submission instructions. The contest will open on Monday, November 17th, 2025 and close on Friday, January 9th, 2026. A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner will be chosen from all entries received. The winning entries will be used as the illustrations for the Coloring Contest, which will open in February 2026. The Illustration Contest has CLOSED. The parents/teachers of the winning entries have been contacted. |
High School
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Courthouse Complex School Tour
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Our Law Day event for High School students will be occurring on April 30th, 2026. Please contact us at CourtsOutreach@lakecountyil.gov or 847-377-3600 with any questions. Open registration for educators is not currently available. Please check back soon. |