Illinois State Section
The Illinois State Section (APA-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 are automatically registered as a member of the State Section.
APA-ISS Executive Committee Section Officers
- Section Director - Lacey Rains Lowe, City of Champaign
- Assistant Director - Jeff Marino, AICP City of Champaign
- Secretary - Jon Oliphant, AICP, City of Washington
- Treasurer - Greg Crowe, AICP, MSA
- Training Coordinator - Cristen Hardin, PGAV
- Past Officer - Ben LeRoy, City of Champaign
Regional Coordinators
- Region 1 Coordinator - Ashley Sarver, AICP, Gary W. Anderson Architects
- Region 2 Coordinator - Leah Allison, AICP, City of Peoria
- Region 3 Coordinator - Marcus Ricci, AICP, City of Urbana & Katherine Trotter, City of Champaign
- Region 4 Coordinator - Chuck Bevelheimer, AICP, City of Quincy
- Region 5 Coordinator - Scott Hanson, Crawford, Murphy & Tilly
- Region 6 Coordinator - TBA
APA-ISS News
| 06/21/2024Planners in Region 5 enjoyed a field trip on May 31 to the St. Louis Metro East communities of Fairview Heights and Swansea IL as part of the IL-APA ISS Spring conference from April 25-26. Led by Laura Lyon from Heartlands Conservancy, we toured larger-scale land uses that have transitioned into unique open space areas that connect people with nature and the outdoors! Read More |
| 06/07/2024APA-IL Illinois State Section's Region 1 planners gathered for a networking lunch on Friday, May 24, 2024, and it a hit! Lunch are the secret sauce for this region, drawing in 10 attendees who savored not just the food but also the conversations. Read More |
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Illinois Past Events
| 10/16/2024Free training for appointed and elected officials in the St. Louis area! Read More |
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