For awards prior to 2010, please click here for a list of past award winners.

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PROJECT AWARDS

Daniel Burnham Award for Outstanding Comprehensive Plan

2022 - West Chicago Forward/Adelante

2021 - Libertyville 2030 Comprehensive Plan

2020 - Your Future Frankfort Comprehensive Plan

2019 - ON TO 2050

2018 - Town of Normal Comprehensive Plan 2040

2017 - The Yorkville Plan

2016 - Ottawa Comprehensive Plan

2016 - City of Zion Comprehensive Plan

2015 - Bring it On Bloomington: City of Bloomington Comprehensive Plan

2014 - Imagine Belleville

2013 - Illinois Transportation Plan

2012 - Village of Downers Grove 2030 Comprehensive Plan

2011 - Champaign Tomorrow: 2011 Comprehensive Plan

2010 - Village of Villa Park Comprehensive Plan

2010 - McHenry County 2030 Comprehensive Plan

2010 - City of Carbondale Comprehensive Plan

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Advancing Diversity and Social Change Award

2022 - Hedge POP! Park

2021 - PopCourts!

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Best Practice Award

2022 - 1212 Larkin

2021 - Woodstock Age-Friendly Livable Community Plan

2020 - Matteson Streetscape Improvement Plan

2019 - Fox River Corridor Plan

2018 - City of Champaign Parking Requirement Elimination

2017 - Downtown Rockford Strategic Action Plan

2016 - Regenerate Chicago Neighborhoods

2015 - Tri County Fiscal Impact Calculator

2014 - Columbia Community Preservation Plan 2014

2013 - South Suburban Retail Investment Study

2012 - Complete Street, Complete Networks: A Manual for the Design of Active Transportation

2011 - Chicago Park District Lakefront Trails Counts

2011 - Naperville Historic Preservation Initiative

2010 - Downtown Naperville Pedestrian Gap Analysis

2010 - Planning Mapper

2009 - City of Naperville Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Report

 

Community Outreach Award

2021 - “Care About the Count”: North Central IL 2020 Census Campaign Under Pandemic

2020 - Bloomington and Normal Consolidated Plans

2019 - North Lawndale Quality-of-Life Plan

2018 - Elmhurst Park District Vision 2020

2017 - Envision Oak Park

2017 - Wicker Park Bucktown Master Plan

2016 - Belmont Cragin Quality of Life Plan

2015 - The Cairo Comprehensive Plan

2014 - Remediation and Redevelopment Project for La Huerta Roots & Rays

2013 - A Vision for Division

2012 - Rockford Choice Neighborhoods Plan: Neighborhood Planning Handbook

2011 - Lakeview Area Master Plan

2010 - Master Plan for Wicker Park/Bucktown SSA

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Implementation Award

2019 - Fountain Square Plaza

2018 - Great Rivers Chicago

2018 - Illinois Tollway SmartRoad & Pace I-90 Market Expansion Program Collaboration

2017 - Argyle Shared Street

2015 - Near North Quality of Life Plan and Design Guidelines

2014 - Ellis Heights Choice Neighborhoods Transformation Plan

2013 - Chicago Heights Active Transportation Plan

2012 - Modern Schools Across Chicago

2011 - Bartlett Town Center Redevelopment Plan

2011 - Smart Communities in Chicago: Master Plan and Neighborhood Plan

2010 - Spring Creek Greenway Master Plan

2010 - Village of Round Lake Beach Lakefront Park

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Strategic Plan Award

2022 - Alton Great Streets

2022 - Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Region

2021 - Oak Brook Reserve

2020 - Urbana Park District Strategic Plan 2020

2019 - Wild Mile

2019 - North River Communities Neighborhood Plan

2018 - Auburn Gresham & Englewood Quality of Life Planning

2017 - Arts Block Master Plan

2017 - MWRD Robbins Master Plan

2016 - The Winnetka Lakefront Plan

2016 - Positioning Pullman

2016 - Chinatown Community Vision Plan

2015 - Wisconsin Avenue Business Corridor Plan: Rethinking Wisconsin Avenue

2014 - Moline Centered: Riverfront Neighborhoods Comprehensive Plan Update

2013 - Prairie Grove Town Center and Transit Oriented Development Plan

2012 - McHenry County Green Infrastructure Plan

2011 - Lombard Downtown Plan

2011 - Manhattan Village Center Master Plan

2010 - 2009 Legacy Plan Downtown Tinley Park

2010 - Village of Montgomery TOD Plan and Park and Ride Location Study

2010 - Village of River Forest Corridors Plan

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Sustainability Award

2017 - Carbondale Bicycle Master Plan

2016 - The Talking Farm

2015 - Urbana Sustainable Water Management Plan

2015 - Bristol Place LEED-ND Master Plan

2014 - Champaign Growing Greener

2013 - Growing Greener: Forest Park Sustainability Plan

2012 - Stearns Road Bridge Corridor

2011 - Sustainable Decatur

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Healthy Active Community Award

2022 - Illinois Veterans’ Home Quincy Campus Master Plan

2021 - Northern Lakeshore Trail Connectivity Plan

2020 - Southeast Cook County Land Acquisition Plan: A Strategy for the Forest Preserves of Cook County

2019 - BikeConnect HOI: Heart of Illinois Regional Bike Plan

2018 - Healthy Chicago 2.0

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Historic Exploration Award

2022 - Uncover Antioch

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Student Project Award

2022 - 35th Street Reimagined: Codesigning Neighborhood Improvements with McKinley Park Neighbors (UIC)

2021 - Connecting People to Power: South Shore Energy Plan (UIC)

2020 - Village of Dolton Comprehensive Plan

2019 - Downtown Viola Plan

2018 - UIC Plan Making Studio

2017 - Vision for a New Lawrence, Michael Sewall (UIC)

2016 - Washington Square Commercial Historic District - Marcia Klopf (UIUC)

2015 - Plaza and Urban Life - Pablo Penades Lopez (UIC)

2014 - Post-War Emergency Planning in Homs, Syria - Makek Abdulsamad

2013 - Elmwood Park Diversey Avenue Plan

2012 - Knoxville Main Street - Eli Cosky (UIUC)

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SERVICE AWARDS

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Distinguished Service

2021 - Laurie Marston, FAICP

2020 - Marcella Bondie Keenan

2019 - Mark Koplin, AICP

2018 - Rob Olshansky, FAICP

2018 - Elizabeth "Libby" Tyler, FAICP

2017 - Lee Brown, FAICP

2016 - John Paige, AICP

2016 - David Silverman, AICP

2015 - Rob Kowalski, AICP

2014 - Philip Dick, AICP

2012 - Chaddick Institute (with special recognition to Michael Blue, FAICP and Laurie Marston, FAICP)

2012 - Jim Peters, FAICP

2009 - Ty Warner, AICP

2007 - Ellen Shubart

2006 - Sam Santell

2006 - Bruce Knight, FAICP (in appreciation of his leadership role with the APA-IL)

2006 - Shawn Christ, AICP (in appreciation of his webmaster role with the APA-IL)

2006 - Robert Ahlberg, AICP (in appreciation of his dedicated service to the APA-IL)

2005 - Karen Stonehouse, AICP

2004 - Robert Sullivan

2003 - John C. Pettigrew

2002 - Grace Bazylewski

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Planning Advocate

2020 - Tonika Johnson

2019 - Karen Kreis

2018 - Mark Peterson

2017 - John Lobaito

2015 - Stan Cain

2014 - Gloria Crowder

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Emerging Planner Award

2021 - Cristen Hardin

2021 - Phillip Green

2020 - Jane Wilberding, AICP

2019 - Vitaliy Vladimirov

2018 - Paola Aguirre

2017 - Katanya Raby-Henry

2016 - Ben LeRoy

2014 - Emily Fultz, AICP

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