Save the Date! 2023 APA-ISS Spring Conference
Save the Date for the 2023 APA-IL Illinois State Section (APA-ISS) Spring Conference. It will be a hybrid conference - part virtual, part...
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2022 APA-ISS Spring Conference - Peoria Mobile Workshop, Scottish Rite Theatre
2019 APA-ISS Conference. Kent Massie leads tour in downtown Decatur, IL. (photo by TJ Blakeman, AICP)
2017 Spring Conference, Moline, IL (photo by Rob Olshansky, FAICP)
2022 APA-ISS Spring Conference - Peoria Mobile Workshop, Scottish Rite Theatre
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ILLINOIS STATE SECTION
The Illinois State Section (ISS) is a sub-section of the full Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association. The ISS covers 95 of the 102 Illinois counties in the State of Illinois. All Illinois Chapter members living in one of these counties is automatically registered as a members of the State Section.
ISS News
Board
APA-ISS Executive Committee
Section Officers
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Section Director - Lacey Rains Lowe, City of Champaign
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Assistant Director - Jeff Marino, AICP City of Champaign
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Secretary - Jon Oliphant, AICP, City of Washington
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Treasurer - Greg Crowe, AICP, MSA
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Training Coordinator - Cristen Hardin, PGAV
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Past Officer - Ben LeRoy, City of Champaign
Regional Coordinators
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Region 1 Coordinator - Ashley Sarver, AICP, Gary W. Anderson Architect
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Region 2 Coordinator - Reema Abi-Akar, Tri-County Regional Plan Commission
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Region 3 Coordinator - Marcus Ricci, AICP, City of Urbana & Katherine Trotter, City of Urbana
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Region 4 Coordinator - Chuck Bevelheimer, AICP, City of Quincy
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Region 5 Coordinator - Scott Hanson, Crawford, Murphy & Tilly
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Region 6 Coordinator - TBA
Illinois State Section News
ISS Documents
Past Events
Past ISS Events
2022 APA-IL ISS Spring Conference, hybrid
May 12-13, 2022 (virtual sessions
May 6, 2022 - in-person Peoria Mobile Workshop
June 10, 2022 - in-person Champaign-Urbana Mobile Workshop
June 24, 2022 - in-person Rockford Mobile workshop
September 23, 2022 - in-person Alton Mobile Workshop
#APAISS22
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photos of the 2022 ISS Spring Conference Activities
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photos of the 2019 ISS Spring Conference
2017 APA-IL ISS Spring Conference, Moline, IL
June 1-2, 2017
iWireless Center and Radisson at John Deere Commons
#APAISS17
2017 APA-ISS Spring Conference
(photo by the Moline Department of Planning & Development)
2017 APA-ISS Spring Conference
Attendees check in at #APAISS17 (photo by Shawn Christ, AICP)
#APAISS17 Optional Tour with Nate Scott, City of Moline: Paddle Sylvan Slough (photo by Rob Olshansky, FAICP) — with Elizabeth Tyler
2017 APA-ISS Spring Conference
(photo by the Moline Department of Planning & Development)
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photos of the 2017 ISS Spring Conference
Wrapping up a great first day at #APAISS16 at _biggrovetavern in _DTChampaign
Taking advantage of a nice weather break on our walking tour of _DTChampaign #APAISS16
#apaiss Embracing Stormwater Management _MSAOnline - photo by Stephanie Brown
Wrapping up a great first day at #APAISS16 at _biggrovetavern in _DTChampaign
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photos of the 2016 ISS Spring Conference
2015 APA-IL ISS Spring Conference
2014 APA-IL ISS Spring Conference
2013 APA-IL ISS Fall Conference, Columbia, IL
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Measuring The State of Housing, Jennifer Groce & Dr. Shannon Sohl, NIU Center for Governmental Studies
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Rightsizing Big Data, Bridget Lane, & Diane Williams, Business Districts, Inc.
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Social Media & Tourism: Market YOUR Main Street, Becky McCray, Tourism Currents
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Building A Downtown From Scratch: Olympia Fields Town Center Plan, Adam Rosa, AICP, Camiros
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Development Review as Economic Development, Michael D’Onofrio, Village of Winnetka; Chris Matteo, Pulte Group, Inc.; Michael Blue, FAICP, Teska Associates
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Group Home Zoning, Daniel Lauber, Planning Communications
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Historic Tax Credits in ESL, Michael Allen, Preservation Research Office
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Revitalizing Downtown, Mim Evans, NIU Center for Governmental Studies
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Tax Incentives for Historic Buildings, Carol Dyson, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
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Joplin Recovery, Andy Struckhoff, AICP and Andrew Murray, AICP LEED GA, PGAV Planners
2011 APA-IL ISS Spring Conference, Quincy, IL
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Quincy Area Hydropower, John Neyens, Klingner & Associates, P.C.
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Sustainability and Economics, Pattsi Petrie, PhD, AICP
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Neighborhood Revitalization Program, Kyle Bach - President & CEO, MECCA Companies, Inc.
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How Communities Can Help Businesses Go Green, Cassie Carroll, Executive Director and Anthony Santarelli, Director of Program Development, Illinois Green Business Association
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Tackling Vacant Properties, Alan Mallach, Senior Fellow, Center for Community Progress
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Priority Review, Mike Klingner, PE, Vice Chair, UMIMRA &Tri-State Water Resources Committee
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Mississippi River Flood of 2008 Sandbagging Operation, Quincy, IL, Jeffery H. Steinkamp, PE, City of Quincy, City Engineer