This document presents proceedings of the Midwest Regional Teacher Center Conference, designed to create an awareness of Illinois' teacher centers, as an opportunity for staff development for center personnel, and to provide a forum to explore the potential, rationale, evaluation processes, and vital issues of the teacher center concept. Presented in the document are reports on (1) an overview of center development, funding sources, and future plans in Illinois; (2) an explanation of the rationale behind PL 94-482 (the Teacher Centers Bill) and the role of federal and state agencies in its implementation; and (3) views on teacher staff development and inservice training, history and development of the concept, and political and educational factors responsible for the teacher center movement. The document also reports on (1) work being done in Illinois to coordinate inservice training opportunities for both regular and special education teachers in regional special education, gifted, and teacher centers; (2) implications of PL 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act; and (3) studies of working models of various forms of teacher center operation and governance. (MJB)