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Economic and financial education can empower individuals and students to make a difference in their own lives.

Click on the link below to complete the 2008 newspapers in education (NIE) evaluation.

NIE Evaluation

April 6th through 12th is Money Smart Week Champaign-Urbana visit www.moneysmartweek.org

Access the Student Budget Builder developed through a partnership between TCF Bank; Economic Awareness Council; and Department of Residential Life, Housing Division, Office of Student Financial Aid, and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at https://www.publicengagement.uiuc.edu/. This tool will help you to calculate your budget and provide sample ranges of typical expenses from real world data.

April 20th through 26th is Money Smart Week Chicago www.moneysmartweek.org

Visit Chicago Parent’s website www.chicagoparent.com during April to download Go Green activities developed by the EAC. During Money Smart Week, enter your questions for the Money Smart Kid online at www.chicagoparent.com.

Learn more about how you can benefit from our activities, resources, and programs today!

Sponsors and Partners

Contact us to learn more about volunteering with the EAC.

Learn about the Get Real program training.

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The EAC had over 5000 event participants in 2007!

The Economic Awareness Council (EAC) provides unique, custom programs and materials for all ages (young kids through adults) covering such topics as finance, economics, banking, checking, saving, credit cards, budgeting, and money. 

 

 

EAC Publications

Recent & Upcoming Events

Upcoming:

Teen Programming:

April 12th, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Champaign Public Library - Main Library, Robeson Pavilion, Room A/B April 12, Saturday, 1 - 2:30 p.m., Open to the Public, (Sponsored by Busey Bank)

April 23rd, 7:00 to 8:30pm, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Schaumburg Public Library, Schaumburg, IL, Open to the Public (Sponsored by MB Financial)

April 24th, 5:30pm to 7:00pm, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Woodson Regional Library, Chicago, IL, Open to the Public (Sponsored by HSBC – North America)

April 24th, 4:30pm to 5:30pm, Teens Mean Business – Special Event, Harold Washington Library Center, Video Theater, Lower Level , Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL, Open to the Public (Sponsored in part by HSBC – North America)

May 8th & 9th, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Plano High School, Plano, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Old Second Bank)

May 10th, Time TBD, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Scholarship Chicago, Chicago, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Midwest Bank)

May 13th, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Sandwich High School, Sandwich, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Old Second Bank)

May 14th, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Riverside Brookfield High School, Riverside, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Riverside Bank)

Date & Time TBD, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Riverside Brookfield High School, Riverside, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Riverside Bank)

Date & Time TBD, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Sandwich High School, Sandwich, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Old Second Bank)

Date & Time TBD, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Plano High School, Plano, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Old Second Bank)

Youth Programming:

April 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Keep It Safe: Money Smart Activities, News Gazette (News Papers in Education), Champaign, IL, Open to the Public and Invitation Only Events (Sponsored by Freestar Bank)

April 7th Be Money Smart Activity, News Gazette (News Papers in Education), Champaign, IL, Open to the Public and Invitation Only Events (Sponsored by HSBC – North America)

April 1st – 30th, 2008, Go Green: Save the Environment & Save Money Too, Chicago Parent Magazine, Chicago area in-paper and online activities, Open to the Public (Sponsored by HSBC – North America & Midwest Bank)

April 20th - 26th, 2008, 10am to 1pm (Mon.-Sat.), 11am to 2pm (Sun.) Go Green: Eco-friendly Solutions that Make Money Sense, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, Open to the Public and Invitation Only Events (Sponsored by Midwest Bank)

April 22nd, 4:00pm to 5:30pm, Your Design Dollar, Hinsdale Public Library, Hinsdale, IL, Open to the Public (ages 8 through 13) (Sponsored by Hinsdale Bank and Trust)

April 26th, 2008, 10am to 2pm, Be Money Smart Booth at the Clinic, Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, IL, Open to the Public (Sponsored by MB Financial Bank)

Young Adult:

April 9th, 5:30pm – 7pm, The EAC On-Campus, University of Illinois College of Education, Urbana, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by HSBC – North America & Cline Financial Concepts, LLC)

May 5th, 5:00 – 7:00pm, Credit: Questions and Answer, ic stars, Chicago, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Midwest Bank)

May 6th, 5:00 – 7:00pm, Saving and Investing: Questions and Answer, ic stars, Chicago, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Midwest Bank)

Adult/Family Programming:

May 29th, 7 pm, Making the Most of My Money: An All My Money Introductory Program, Darien School District, Willowbrook, IL, Free Pizza Dinner, Open to All School District Families

April 26th, 2008, 10am to 2pm, Be Money Smart Booth at the Clinic (Resources available in English and Spanish), Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, IL, Open to the Public (Sponsored by MB Financial Bank)

Recent:

Teen Programming:

February 25th, 8:00am to 8:50am, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Hinsdale Bank and Trust)

January 28th, 4:30 to 6:00pm, Teens Mean Business Meeting, Chicago, IL, Registration Required (Offered in Partnership with Youth Communications/Partially supported through grants from CRA International and HSBC – North America)

November 12th, 5:00 to 7:00pm, Teens Mean Business Meet and Greet, Chicago, IL, Registration Required/Attendance Limited (Offered in Partnership with Youth Communications

November 20th, all day, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Sandwich High School, Sandwich, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Old Second Bank)

November 27th, all day, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Riverside Brookfield High School, Riverside, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Riverside Bank and Hinsdale Bank and Trust)

November 29th, all day, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Plano High School, Plano, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Old Second Bank)

November 30th, all day, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Plano High School, Plano, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Old Second Bank

November 8th, 5pm to 6:30pm, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago, IL, Open to the Public (Sponsored by HSBC-North America)

October 24th, 5:30pm to 7pm, Get Real: Financial Decisions in the Real World, Woodson Regional Library, Chicago, IL, Open to the Public (Sponsored by HSBC-North America)

Money Smart Week 2007 events

Youth Programming:

February, Date and Time TBD, Keep It Safe: Money Smart Investigations, Attitudes Rising Towards Success, Evanston, IL, Open to the Public

March 1st, 9:00am & 12:30pm, When I Work, Monroe School, Hinsdale, IL, Invitation Only

November 12th, 5:00 to 7:00pm, Teens Mean Business Meet and Greet, Chicago, IL, Registration Required/Attendance Limited (Offered in Partnership with Youth Communications

November 3rd, 2007, 10am to 2pm, Be Money Smart Booth at the Celebration Clinic, Our Saviours Lutheran Church, Naperville, IL, Open to the Public (Sponsored by MB Financial)

October 6th, 1 pm to 3pm and 3pm to 5pm, Money, Mom and Me: A Financial Education Tea, Naper Settlement, Naperville, IL.(Sponsored by Midwest Bank)

July 31, 2007 2pm to 4pm, Meet and Greet with the Money Smart Kid, Woodridge Community Resource Center, Woodridge, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Charter One Bank and CRA International)

May 1st through May 31st 2007, Be Money Smart! Online Activities & Questions and Answer, Chicago Parent Magazine, www.chicagoparent.com

Young Adult:

March, Date TBD, 5:00 – 7:00pm, Credit: Questions and Answer, ic stars, Chicago, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Midwest Bank)

March, Date TBD, 5:00 – 7:00pm, Saving and Investing: Questions and Answer, ic stars, Chicago, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Midwest Bank)

Adult/Parent Programming

November 15th, 7pm, Making the Most of My Money: An All My Money Introductory Program, Naperville School District 203 - Parents as Teachers Program, Naperville, IL, Invitation Only (Sponsored by Midwest Bank)

November 3rd, 2007, 10am to 2pm, Be Money Smart Booth at the Celebration Clinic, Our Saviours Lutheran Church, Naperville, IL, Open to the Public (Sponsored by MB Financial)

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