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The American Planning Association - Illinois Chapter is Illinois' source for networking and professional development in the field of urban planning.

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1	2	3	4	5 Open Meetings Act virtual (Zoom) November 5, 2026 12:00PM - 1:00PM CST Freedom of Information Act virtual (Zoom) November 5, 2026 12:00PM - 1:00PM CST APA-CMS Metra Crawl November 5, 2026 2:30PM - 6:00PM CST	6 2026 World Town Planning Day Online Conference Great Communities are Built on Planning: Together We Deliver, Together We Thrive, Together We Sustain November 6, 2026 8:00AM - 5:00PM CST Power of Place: Understanding Overburdened Communities Through Mapping CM 1.5 virtual (Zoom) November 6, 2026 12:00PM - 1:00PM CST	7
8	9	10 CANCELLED - APA-IL DEI Committee Coffee Talk: Brewing Equity: From Community Voice to Community Power, a Candid Conversation with Abraham Lacey Gensler Chicago, 11 E Madison St, Chicago, IL 60602 November 10, 2026 9:00AM - 10:30AM CST	11	12 Plan4HealthNJ - Activate the Life-Saving Power of Comprehensive Plans! CM 1.5, Eq 1 virtual (Zoom) November 12, 2026 12:00PM - 1:30PM CST Planning Hot Takes MUSE Community + Design, 1616 North Damen Avenue #201, Chicago, IL 60647 November 12, 2026 5:30PM - 7:30PM CST	13 Autonomous Vehicles and their Relationship with Community and Climate Goals CM 1.5 virtual (Zoom) November 13, 2026 12:00PM - 1:30PM CST	14
15	16 APA National Peer to Peer Exchange virtual (Zoom) November 16, 2026 3:00PM - 4:00PM CST	17	18	19 Indigenous Methodologies for Sustainable and Resilient Planning and Design Practices CM 1.5, SR 1, Eq 1 virtual (Zoom) November 19, 2026 12:00PM - 1:30PM CST Region 6/Southern Illinois Planners': Network @ Oakland Station Oakland Station, 300 S Oakland Ave, Carbondale, IL November 19, 2026 5:00PM - 7:00PM CST	20 Trust but Verify: Measuring Whether Planning AI Actually Works CM 1.5 virtual (Zoom) November 20, 2026 12:00PM - 1:30PM CST	21
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APA National Peer to Peer Exchange

Mon
16
2026

November 16, 2026
3:00PM - 4:00PM CST

virtual (Zoom)

Share experiences and hear from your peers about the impacts of rapid change and a shifting federal landscape.

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Indigenous Methodologies for Sustainable and Resilient Planning and Design Practices

Thu
19
2026

November 19, 2026
12:00PM - 1:30PM CST

CM 1.5, SR 1, Eq 1

virtual (Zoom)

The discussion will express how Indigenous methodologies can help communities and planning policy navigate uncertainty by offering holistic, sustainable approaches and design practices for addressing complex challenges.

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11/15/2026

11/19 - Region 6/Southern Illinois Planners': Network @ Oakland Station

Region 6 is back in action! Come kick it at Oakland Station for some drinks and great conversation about planning in SOIL.

11/04/2026

12/8/26 - CMAP Climate Action Plan Webinar

CM | 1.0, 1.0 Sustainability

Staff from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning will provide an overview of the recently completed Comprehensive Climate Action Plan for Greater Chicago - the first regional framework to address all major sources of greenhouse gas emissions across a 13-county area spanning 3 states.