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American Planning Association - Illinois Chapter What profession is better equipped to help elected leadership look forward and anticipate change?

🚨 Attention APA-IL Chicago Metro Section members🚨 Don’t make us start cold-calling planners... We still need your vote o...
10/13/2026

🚨 Attention APA-IL Chicago Metro Section members🚨 Don’t make us start cold-calling planners... We still need your vote on modernizing the APA-CMS bylaws. To pass, we need at least 20% of APA-CMS members (roughly 240 people) to participate and a simple majority of “Yes” votes. If you’ve been meaning to vote, consider this your friendly nudge. 👉https://ilapa.org/aws/APAIL/pt/sd/news_article/637032/_PARENT/layout_details/false

🏆 Congratulations to the 2026 APA-IL Service Award Winners! 🏆Last night, we gathered to celebrate the incredible plannin...
10/01/2026

🏆 Congratulations to the 2026 APA-IL Service Award Winners! 🏆Last night, we gathered to celebrate the incredible planning professionals across Illinois. Please join us in recognizing this year's outstanding recipients:

🎖️ Distinguished Service: Glen Cole, AICP
🏅 Lifetime Achievement: Bruce Knight, FAICP
👏 Planning Advocate: John E. Adams
🌟 Emerging Planner: Kaci Crowley, AICP
🌟 Emerging Planner: Kevin Quinn, AICP

09/24/2026

Ready to learn how APA can support you throughout your planning journey?

Join us September 25 at 12 PM CST for our APA 101 webinar, where you’ll hear directly from staff across APA departments about the resources, programs, and opportunities available to students.

Explore student membership, professional development, career resources, networking, conferences, and ways to get involved as you begin building your future in planning.

https://www.planning.org/students/webinar/

The 2026 APA-IL Award Winners are officially here! 🏆We're honoring all of these incredible projects and communities NEXT...
09/24/2026

The 2026 APA-IL Award Winners are officially here! 🏆

We're honoring all of these incredible projects and communities NEXT WEEK at the 2026 APA-IL State Conference . Bonus: Stay tuned as our Service Award winners will be announced live at the conference! 🎉

Happening today at 6:00 pm! Head to ilapa.org to register.
09/21/2026

Happening today at 6:00 pm! Head to ilapa.org to register.

APA IL Emerging Professional Planners is hosting an AICP Study Prep Trivia Night to help students and professionals stud...
09/01/2026

APA IL Emerging Professional Planners is hosting an AICP Study Prep Trivia Night to help students and professionals study for the AICP exam. All are welcome to participate and show their planning and AICP knowledge!

Head to ilapa.org to register.

🚨Early bird registration for the 2026 APA-IL State Conference ends August 30! Join us in Evanston from Sept 30 – Oct 2 ...
08/27/2026

🚨Early bird registration for the 2026 APA-IL State Conference ends August 30! Join us in Evanston from Sept 30 – Oct 2 as we get . Lock in the best rate for 3 days of top-tier sessions, mobile workshops, and networking.

Register today: https://ilapa.org/aws/APAIL/pt/sp/state-conference

Ancel Glink Partner Gregory Jones will field legal questions and share practical guidance for plan commission and zoning...
08/17/2026

Ancel Glink Partner Gregory Jones will field legal questions and share practical guidance for plan commission and zoning board chairpersons at the 2026 Chairperson Roundtable, hosted by the American Planning Association - Illinois Chapter.

This "lunch and learn" roundtable will feature brief presentations from planning and zoning chairs, followed by conversations on navigating leadership challenges and conflict. The event will close with a live Q&A led by Gregory Jones, who will provide legal insight on any questions.

Current chairs, vice chairs, aspiring chairs, commission members, and staff are invited to join this discussion.

📅 August 27, 2026
🕛 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT
💻 Online via Zoom | Free to attend

https://ilapa.org/aws/APAIL/ctrb/296182/647133/3606744?c=https%3A%2F%2Filapa.org%2Faws%2FAPAIL%2Fregistration%2Fadd_registrations_prompt%3Fevent_id%3D85475%2526host%3Dretain&i=3

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