7/1/20 APA-IL Career Webinar: “Executive Presence” & tips for finding success

Are you nervous about the economy or the future of your career? Do you need resume and interview tips? On July 1, 2020 the American Planning Association - Illinois Chapter was able to talk with planners from all over the United States about ways you can feel more confident in your skills and career resiliency.

Watch the APA-IL "Pathways to Planning" Career Webinar!

Explore the diverse nature of planning jobs ...

7/27/21 - APA-IL PlanNotes Webinar: Managing Elected Officials (CM | 1.5)

On-Demand Webinar: 2020 Census Results: What they mean and what you can do (CM | 1.0)

Members can enjoy and earn 1 CM for FREE!

Recording Available! Public Displays of Objection Webinar

Advice and lessons learned from planners. Members Only!

Recording Available! Controversial But Essential Sober Homes & Recovery Communities

Learn how to amend your zoning code to legally provide for sober homes ... Members Only!

Recording Available! Business Incubators

Learn about the establishment & function of incubators + how they can enhance economic development & planning. Members Only!

Recording Available! Housing as a Social Determinant of Health

Learn about relationship between housing and personal and public health. Members Only!

Recording Available! Where Has All The Affordable Housing Gone?

2021 marked the 40th anniversary of the peak of condo-mania ... Members Only!

Watch the recording! Undoing Harm: The Role of APA and Planners in the Fight for Social Justice

Networking 101: "Conference Ready: The Ultimate Glow-Up" Webinar

Watch the APA-CMS & ILASLA Panel Discussion: What's Next? Planning and Landscape Architecture After

ILASLA and APA-IL Chicago Metro Section are teamg up again to provide a fun and engaging program ...

Recording Available! Community Lighting: Standards, Designing and Planning for Dark Skies

2021 APA-CMS 6th Annual Bar Exam Recording Now Available

Recording Now Available from 4/21/21 Transportation Implementation with Transport Chicago

Now available! Recording of APA-CMS Program: Who Will Lead the Future of Chicago? We Will!

Recording now available: Finding the Middle: Inclusive by Design

Recording now available! Health & Equity in the Chicago Region

Join APA-CMS and ILASLA in a joint (virtual) event to discuss the ties between where you live and your health ...

Watch the Recording! 11/4 APA-CMS & ILASLA Designing and Codifying Climate Change Adaptation

Recording Available! 4/1/22 MDRN & APA-CMS: Approaches to Design Review APA Chapter Webcast

Recording Available: Converting Commercial to Residential with APA-CMS & MDRN

On Demand APA-CMS Webinar - Engaging Diverse Communities (CM | 1.5)

Join the APA-CMS for a panel discussion on conducting community engagement in a culturally competent manner. Members watch & earn CM for FREE!

Recording Available from the 5/25 Reimagine Public Safety & Invest in Community Planning Webinar

Recording Available! Community Lighting: Standards, Designing and Planning for Dark Skies

The Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ILASLA) and the APA-IL Chicago Metro Section (APA-CMS) presented an engaging discussion on community lighting standards and the ins and outs of Dark Sky communities on November 10, 2020.

2021 APA-CMS 6th Annual Bar Exam Recording Now Available

The APA-IL Chicago Metro Section and Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast hosted a live virtual happy hour for the Sixth Annual Bar Exam Planning Law Session!

Now available! Recording of APA-CMS Program: Who Will Lead the Future of Chicago? We Will!

Come learn how Chicago, by putting equity, resiliency, and inclusion at the forefront, is creating a roadmap for the revival of disinvested communities.

Recording now available: Finding the Middle: Inclusive by Design

This APA-CMS session presented examples of middle housing, explained why it supports inclusion, and unpacked the policies ...

Recording now available! Health & Equity in the Chicago Region

Watch the Recording! 11/4 APA-CMS & ILASLA Designing and Codifying Climate Change Adaptation

As midwestern planners and landscape architects grapple with how to adapt, this event gets beyond the basics to discuss site-level impacts ...and what we can do about it.

Recording Available! 4/1/22 MDRN & APA-CMS: Approaches to Design Review APA Chapter Webcast

Learn how design review is handled in communities to further improve the quality of the built environment and public realm.

Watch On-Demand: Cannabis in the Chicago Suburbs webinar (CM | 1)

Join the APA-IL Chicago Metro Section as they focus on suburban communities, from what their ordinances look like to what the impacts have been. Bring your curiosity, bring your questions, and let’s dive in.

Recording Available: Converting Commercial to Residential with APA-CMS & MDRN

The Chicago Metro Section and DePaul University Chaddick Institute's Municipal Design Review Network (MDRN) hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with professionals that are tackling the design challenges associated with converting existing commercial building stock into housing.

Watch the 8/25/20 APA-IL Webinar: Skills Planners Need to be Successful Department Heads

Teska Associates and the APA-IL Chicago Metro Section are teamed up to provide a webinar for planners that have become Department Heads and Managers, have recently taken on or expect to be thrust into a more managerial role, or are interested in taking on that role in the future.