Join the APA-IL DEI Committee on Nov. 11th for a candid conversation on equitable community development with Abraham Lacy! Discover how Far South CDC centers community voices, expands economic opportunities, and promotes inclusive investment in underserved Chicago neighborhoods.

The APA-IL Chicago Metro Section (APA-CMS) is excited to bring back the Metra Crawl! This year, the Crawl will take place on November 5th, stopping in Des Plaines and Mount Prospect on the UP-NW line. This is a great opportunity to explore two downtowns with your fellow planners!

Save the Date! The APA-IL 2027 State Conference will return to Champaign-Urbana on October 6-8, 2027, at the I Hotel & Conference Center. When we gathered there in 2024 there was too much to see, so we're making a return trip. C-U next fall! #APAIL27

#jobopportunity at ilapa.org/job-postings with these communities: City of Decatur @AccessDecatur Village of @LincolnwoodIL @GlenviewVillage Village of @FoxLakeIL @McLeanCountyRPC City of Naperville @DuPageCounty Village of Franklin Park Grundy County @CityofWood Dale

Join APA-IL's Emerging Professional Planners Group Nov 12 for an evening of🔥conversations. Share your opinions on cities, planning & experiences + realities of working in planning, navigating the field, and the cities we 😍. The event is free, please RSVP eventbrite.com/e/planning-ho…

🚨 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. If you’ve been meaning to vote, consider this your friendly nudge. 👉ilapa.org/aws/APAIL/pt/sd/ne…

Remembering Riley O’Neil: @APA_IL & @DePaulU have partnered to honor Riley’s legacy in bike safety & Complete Streets with a dedicated campaign running thru Nov 10. 💰️ Donations are matched 1:1 up to $1,500! Support future planners & safer streets: givecampus.com/schools/DePau…

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 #APAIL26. Bonus: Stay tuned as our Service Award winners will be announced live at the conference! 🎉

🚨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 Connected Through Planning: 3 days of top-tier sessions, mobile workshops, & networking. Register today: ilapa.org/apail26

The wait is officially OVER - Registration for APAIL26 is NOW OPEN! 🎉 We are thrilled to invite you to Evanston, 9/30 - 10/2, for this year’s APA-IL State Conference as we explore our theme: Connected Through Planning. Early bird rates end 8/31. ilapa.org/apail26

📐 Great planning shouldn't stay hidden in a drawer—and the incredible people behind it shouldn't go unrecognized! Highlight your community's best before time runs out ⏳. Reminder: Submissions for the 2026 APA-IL Awards close 8/7 at 5 PM CST! ilapa.org/awards

📐 Every community relies on a blueprint - who or what defines yours? Reminder! Submit your award nomination by 8/7! ilapa.org/awards 🏛️ Comp Plans 🎯 Strategic Plans 🛠️ Best Practices ⚖️ Diversity & Social Change ✨ Small Budget/Scale 🎓 Student Projects 🧑 Service Awards

Ready to mix up your planning skills? 📐 Join APA-CMS & Ginkgo for "Let's Bake a Site Plan!" a hands-on design workshop. Learn to draw, design, & critique like a pro. 🕒 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 7/29/26 📍 CMAP, Chicago, IL 🎟️ Reg deadline: July 26 at 11:59 PM ilapa.org/aws/APAIL/pt/sd/ne…

Who drew your community’s blueprint? 📐 The 2026 APA-IL Awards nomination window is officially OPEN! Each year, we recognize the very best in Illinois urban planning. Nominate a local project or an inspiring colleague for a service award!. Deadline: 8/726. ilapa.org/awards

The APA-IL's 7/14 Choose Your Own Adventure® style webinar will explore techniques for maintaining professionalism, promoting respectful dialogue, getting meetings back on track, & understanding legal aspects - so your community meeting can be a success! ilapa.org/aws/APAIL/pt/sd/ne…

New RFP/RFQ Postings at ilapa.org/rfp RFQ: Industrial Site Readiness Planning Consultant Services, Greater Egypt RPC RFP: Downtown Master Plan, @ArlingtonHtsGov RFP: Comp. Plan, Land Use Plan, Zoning Code & Map Update, City of Quincy

Join us on 7/14 for an interactive Choose Your Own Adventure® style webinar to help commissioners & board members organize a successful public meeting. Learn how to properly prepare for meetings, manage meeting flow, & foster collaboration. ilapa.org/aws/APAIL/pt/sd/ne…

On 7/29 join Ginkgo Planning + Design & APA-CMS for case studies & hands-on drawing exercises to learn how to: 1. Develop sites plans. 2. Understand zoning impacts on site plans. 3. Improve site plans. Free drawing kits! Registration closes 7/26. (CM | 3) ilapa.org/aws/APAIL/pt/sd/ne…

#jobopportunity at ilapa.org/job-postings City Planner @WestChicagoIL Regional Policy & Implement. Dir. @cmapillinois Community Planner, McLean County Planner III, McLean County Community Dev. Mgr. @VillageofBourb Project Coord. @metrostratgroup Dev. Engineer @PlainfieldIL

#jobopportunity at ilapa.org/job-postings Planning Division Manager, Village of Brookfield Regional Policy and Implementation Director, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Chicago, IL