The Irish Terrier Club Of Chicago

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222 – June, 2026

By Connie Swenson

On June 13, 2026, at the Great Lakes All Terrier Association (GLATA) show cluster in Grayslake, Illinois, the Irish Terrier Club of Chicago (ITCC) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. On Sunday, June 14, the club will host the Irish Terrier Club of America’s Traveling Specialty, with yet another specialty planned on Friday, June 13, 2026. Sweepstakes are slated for both Saturday and Sunday. For more information, please see: www.irishterrierclubofchicago.com.

The current membership is both moved and amazed by this monumental milestone. The ITCC, established in May of 1926, is the oldest regional breed club still in existence in the U.S. Its first specialty show, with 30 entries, was held at the Armory at 16th Street and Michigan Avenue in Chicago in affiliation with the Western Specialty Club Association show. That first ITCC Specialty show, held on November 21, 1926, was one of seven other specialties. At that time, 8 dogs yielded 3 points, 10 for 4 points, and 20 dogs for 5 points. Today, one hundred years later, numbers are 4 for 3 points, 5 for four points, and 6 for 5 points. ITCC Specialty shows have been held continuously for 100 years, including throughout the war years and through the Covid-19 pandemic.

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