2017 Announcements

Upcoming FREE Webinars (with CM credit offered!)

There are several upcoming FREE webinars. Gain an education in the comfort of your office! Certification Maintenance credits are offered...

APA-CMS Draws a Sold Out Crowd on March 16th

"We talk about collaboration, and we’re doing it.” A great encapsulation of the successful Design that Draws event that APA-CMS...

Illinois Planners Engage in the Democratic Process: APA-IL Planners Legislative Action Day 2017

The right to petition government is enshrined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and in Article 1, Section 5 of the...

APA-CMS April Program: Land Use & Municipal Budgets (CM |2)

Municipal budgets balance community needs and goals with available revenues to support those goals. These revenues come from property...

Is your town or county struggling with the Digital Divide? Are you thinking about a Municipal Broadb

The American Planning Association (APA) Small Town and Rural (STaR) and Economic Development divisions have a short survey on municipal...

APA-CMS Members engage in head-to-head law competition

What do an alligator, roller coasters, and Whitney Houston all have in common? They all played prominent roles in the annual APA-CMS...

March APA-CMS Event: Design that Draws

This joint program between the APA-IL Chicago Metro Section, the Municipal Design Review Network (MDRN), AIA-Chicago and CNU-IL will...

APA-CMS & APA-IL Mentoring Committee connects emerging and experienced professionals

On Thursday, February 23rd, APA-CMS and the APA-IL Mentoring Program co-hosted their annual Mentoring Networking Event immediately...

Congratulations to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Student Planning Organization (S

SPO received an Honorable Mention for the American Planning Association’s 2017 Outstanding PSO Award. This award program recognizes the...