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Printer Friendly Format In this BLAST!: • Skokie Takes Suburban TOD One Step Further...Jobs……...1 • How Planners Can Address Climate Change…………...1 • President’s Greeting………………….2 • 2007 State Conference…….……..2 • Illinois State Section Report.……..3 • Algonquin Public Art Program……..4 • UofI at U-C Student News……….5 • In the news……10 • Jobs………………11 • Calendar………..11 Skokie Takes Suburban TOD One Step Further...Jobs by Steve Marciani, AICP Enovid (“The Pill” – the first commercial oral contraceptive), Dramamine, Celebrex, and NutraSweet were all developed in the heart of Downtown Skokie. From 1941 to 2003, G. D. Searle (and its successors Monsanto, Pharmacia, and Pfizer) employed scientists, administrators, and support staff at a 23.4acre multi-building, multiuse complex just northwest of Oakton Street and Skokie Boulevard. In summer 2003, Pfizer announced the closure of its Skokie locations, including the Parkway Campus research and development facility in downtown (Continued on page 6) Aerial Photo Courtesy Steinkamp Aerial Photography How Planners Can Address Climate Change by Liz Kniss, Supervisor, District 5, Santa Clara County, California Reprinted courtesy of the APA California Northern Section I applaud the efforts of the APA Northern Section for tackling the timely issue of Global Climate Change (Northern News, March 2007). I also want to respond to the question, “What can Cities and Counties do about climate change?” and discuss some of the ways Santa Clara County is handling this tough issue. Before the current focus on climate change, the 2001 California energy crisis set the stage for energy resource conservation in Santa Clara County. While economics were the driving force behind accelerated conservation efforts following the crisis, the conditions were ripe for inno(Continued on page 5) This newsletter is available in an unabbreviated edition: www.ilapa.org/news.html Printer Friendly Format Volume 86 Page 2 Volume 86 Every month, we (me and/or John Paige, our able Chapter Administrator) attend a meeting of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) Land Use Committee. The group is working on goals and visioning for the new Regional Comprehensive Plan, as well as learning about all the organizations represented on the Committee. All the meeting materials are online at http://chicagoareaplanning.org/land% 5Fuse/. The APA-IL Chapter was asked to serve on the advisory committee for the housing reinvestment workbook which the Campaign for Sensible Growth, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Illinois Housing Council, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, and Metropolitan Planning Council are cooperating to produce. The workbook will complement some very successful predecessors: Sensible Tools For Healthy Communities, Planning 1-2-3, and Retail 1-2-3. It’s a great project, and I was pleased to see that several other APA-IL members are also at the table. Both committees are interesting and enjoyable – which I’m especially grateful for since they require me to wake up way earlier than usual. Make sure you get outside and enjoy summer! scape architecture, streetscape design and sustainable development. Three 30 minute High Speed Planning Sessions will cover a wide range of relevant topics for professional planners and landscape architects. A sampling of the session topics includes: • • • • • • • Landscape 101 Green roofs and conservation design Effective cartography and mapping techniques Best Practices for Developer negotiations Ecological planning Measuring urban green Comprehensive Planning, Urban Redevelopment and Waterfront Development President’s Greeting by Karen Stonehouse, AICP, ILAPA President I am very excited about the upcoming annual IL Chapter APA conference, a joint event this year – for the first time ever – with the Illinois Chapter of ASLA. For many years, APA-IL has had a goal in its Chapter Development Plan to “build bridges” with allied professions, so that we can learn from and collaborate with one another. There are some excellent sessions in the works. Also, I have it on good authority that we’ll have the privilege to hear from our distinguished Lieutenant Governor, APA’s esteemed Executive Director. (I don’t need to name them, do I?) The conference planning committee, led by Craig Hullinger and Ben Vyverberg, is working hard and doing a fantastic job. Check out their article with more details in this newsletter. Please read about some of the other Chapter and Section activities on our web site – we are doing so much and I am writing about a fraction of it. Let me know (773.983.9836) if there’s an APA topic you’d like to hear about. (Alternatively, I could make this column much shorter!) I will mention just a couple other recent activities I have been involved in: 2007 State Conference Update by Craig Hullinger & Ben Vyverburg, Conference Co-chairs The Illinois Chapters of the APA and ASLA are planning an exciting annual conference in Peoria on October 10-12, 2007. The conference will be held jointly with the American Society of Landscape Architects, and will accordingly have a green theme - "Illinois Renaissance: Planning - Building - Sustaining". The conference will be held in the historic Pere Marquette Hotel in downtown Peoria, overlooking the Illinois River. The opening session will be on Thursday, October 10 at 4:00 pm and feature a tour of historic buildings, redeveloping waterfront / warehouse district and culminate with a downtown pub crawl. The ASLA will present a number of programs on land- These sessions are intended to have top experts make brief presentations, using real-life examples of specific (Continued on page 3) Printer Friendly Format Volume 86 Page 3 Illinois State Section Report by Kimberly Smith AICP, ISS Assistant Director Conference Update — cont. (Continued from page 2) Most of the Regional Coordinators were appointed during the May Illinois State Section Board meeting. Remembered they are your local link to APA-ISS. If you have questions, or a newsworthy item to submit, contact the coordinator in your region (refer to map on right): Region 1: Christopher Limas, AICP Community Dev. Director, City of Rochelle climas@rochelle.net (815) 561-2073 Region 2: Chris Mathias, AICP Planning Specialist, City of Moline cmathias@moline.il.us (309) 797-0475 Region 3: Vacant Region 4: John Donovan, AICP Federal Highway Administration John.Donovan@fhwa.dot.gov (217) 492-4642 (needs official appointment) Region 5: Jennifer Howland Asst. City Planner, City of O’Fallon jhowland@ofallon.org (618) 624-4500 Region 6: Rob Keehn Planning Services Manager, City of Carbondale rkeehn@ci.carbondale.il.us (618) 549-5302 x248 Also, we are still looking for a volunteer for Region 3 (Kankakee, Champaign, Coles, and McLean Counties). If you'd like to volunteer, would like to nominate someone, or have questions, please contact Kimberly Smith, AICP, City of Peoria, (309) 494-8612, ksmith@ci.peoria.il.us. topics and provide ample opportunities for direct feedback in a small group setting. Major session tracts include: • Form based codes • Community development- downtown revitalization & investment • Creating a regional vision • LEED standards for neighborhood development • Green building techniques • Regenerative design practices • Marketing your municipality & community • High speed rail • Integrating land use and transportation planning • Urban Best Practices • Ethics Training & Legislative Update Planned mobile tours include the Heart of Peoria plan area - completed by Andres Duany (Duany Plater-Zyberk), a tour or Renaissance Park (a 773-acre master planned redevelopment area), and a tour of the revitalized riverfront and warehouse district. Other planned activities include the 10th annual President's Cup golf outing, annual awardsluncheon and networking opportuni ties. Plan early for this event and we look forward to seeing you in Peoria ! INVITATION TO EXHIBIT & CALL FOR PAPERS 46th International Making Cities Livable Conference on “True Urbanism: Designing the Healthy City” & Exhibit on “New Designs for Mixed-Use Urban Fabric” La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, NM June 1-5, 2008 www.LivableCities.org Printer Friendly Format Page 4 Volume 86 Algonquin Public Art Program by Ben Mason, Village of Algonquin For the past three years, the Algonquin Public Arts Commission has solicited local and national artists to temporarily loan original artworks for a one-year period. Each summer, the commission reviews a new group of artwork submittals based upon selection criteria outlined in the 2005 Public Art Master Plan. In the program’s first two years, approximately 30 artworks in a variety of different media (e.g., paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs) were exhibited at a dozen indoor and outdoor locations throughout the community. The individual artworks have ranged significantly in their content, and past displays have included a 25-foot long toothpick replica of the Queen Mary oceanliner, a 250-pound metal and concrete bison sculpture, and a 130-square foot canvas collage titled “True Love”. Overall, the Algonquin Public Art Program has been quite successful; in addition to gaining considerable media exposure the program was honored to receive a 2006 ILAPA Silver Award for special community initiative. The village is currently soliciting artwork loans for display during the program’s third year and it is hoped that the ongoing placement of art in public places will continue to complement the visual experience that is the cornerstone of Algonquin’s identity. Additional information about the Algonquin Public Art Program, including a slideshow and complete copy of the master plan is available online on the village’s community development department page at http:// www.algonquin.org. This playful painting called “I’m Innocent” has been displayed at two local elementary schools since the Algonquin’s Public Art Program began in 2005. Algonquin’s Public Art Program exhibits artwork in a variety of media, including large outdoor sculptures. New Book on Form Based Codes A book on form based coding is being written by Karen and Dan Parolek of Opticos Design, Berkley, California and Paul Crawford of CMCA, San Luis Obispo, California. Karen, Dan and Paul have asked Geoff Ferrell of Ferrell Madden Associates to write about Ferrell Madden's work in Peoria. The authors want to feature formbased codes "at the top of their game" and after reviewing many case studies felt that Peoria's four form districts should be included in the Final Draft. The manuscript is in the editing stages now through October. The publication should be due sometime in the spring of 2008. Special thanks to Gene Lear for the news! Printer Friendly Format Volume 86 Page 5 Climate Change—cont. (Continued from page 1) Advertise your business with us! vative and practical solutions to address climate change challenges. In response to the growing energy crisis in 2001, we established the Santa Clara County Energy Commission to investigate ways County facilities could be tuned to use less energy. The Commission identified and implemented more than 500 energy conservation projects including the installation of room lighting motion sensors, new lighting controls systems, HVAC air intake economizers to take advantage of cool outside air, HVAC system time clocks and programmable thermostats, and installation of 23 cool roof coating systems. By investing in energy conservation technology we reduced County electrical consumption by 20 percent, achieved nearly $1 million per year in energy savings, and saved hundreds of thousands of pounds of CO2 emissions. In 2005 we realized we needed to do more to address resource conservation and climate change at the County. As a result, we created the Santa Clara County Green Building Policy. Our goal was environmental sustainability, as well as cost savings to County taxpayers through reduced facility life cycle costs and the provision of a healthy work environment for staff and visitors. The green building policy requires all new County facilities to incorporate energy efficiency measures, water stewardship, use of “sustainable” building materials derived from renewable resources, reduction of waste through recycling, and smart growth and sustainable development practices. As a result of this policy, the new Santa Clara County Crime Laboratory is being constructed with a LEED Silver Rating, the first County facility of its kind. Ultimately our County facilities represent a small portion of the overall climate change picture. However, I hope that our actions will serve as a model for other (Continued on page 7) Advertise your business in an upcoming News BLAST! and/or on the APA-IL website. Contact Michael Jacobs at treasurer@ilapa.org or visit our website for instructions and rates. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Student News By Kathleen Duffy, SPO President For the 2006-2007 school year, the University of Illinois Student Planning Organization (SPO) took on its three-pronged mission--providing social, professional, and educational opportunities for students-wholeheartedly. A series of lunch discussions were held where students discussed summer internships, research, and capstone projects and local practitioners and alumni came in to talk about planning career opportunities. SPO sponsored several lunchtime and evening social activities from cookouts to happy hours and boardgame fun. Students took active roles in a college dean, department head, and junior faculty search as well as welcoming prospective students, providing insight and a welcoming department to visitors. Several students represented the university at both the Four-State Conference in October and the National APA Conference in April. A highlight for the department was the participation of two Illinois teams in the Urban Land Institute Urban Design Competition. One team was one of four finalist teams, traveling to Los Angeles in March to present their design. The team, advised by Professor Brian Deal, consisted of five graduate students, four of whom were graduating urban planning master's students: Todd Bjerkaas, Anuttama Dasgupta, Leah Ostenberg, and Samantha Singer. The department was very proud to be represented nationally alongside two teams from Harvard and the winning Berkeley team. Printer Friendly Format Volume 86 Page 6 Volume 86 Shore & Milwaukee, an electric interurban railroad built in 1925 that at one time connected North Chicago in Lake County to Evanston via Skokie and had six Skokie stations. Now the Yellow Line is an express train that makes a five-mile one-way trip between Dempster Street in Skokie and Howard Street in Chicago in eight minutes. Trains run weekdays every seven to fifteen minutes. The study found that both a new intermediate stop at Oakton Street and Skokie Boulevard, adjacent to the Parkway Campus, and the Skokie —cont. (Continued from page 1) Skokie, laying-off about 1,500 employees. In the midst of the local and regional condominium boom, Skokie took the unusual step of making it clear to Pfizer that any redevelopment could not include a residential component. Village officials worked closely with Pfizer executives on disposition of the property, shar- The Final Plan removes 4901 Searle and replaces in with 2 taller buildings, additional street connections, and an expanded Central Quadrangle. ing a goal of retaining the campus’s research and development character and capitalizing on the site potential as a walk-to-work location. Pfizer agreed to place a restrictive covenant to not allow residences. Also in 2003, Skokie completed the Skokie Swift Station Location Feasibility Study, which looked at adding intermediate stations on the CTA Yellow Line, also called the Skokie Swift, and extending the line to Old Orchard Road. The Yellow Line is the last remnant of the Skokie Valley Line of the Chicago, North extension to Old Orchard Road were feasible. Village staff began working on securing funding for Oakton Station. A Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant was awarded under the 2005 Program for $448,000, which is 80% of the estimated final engineering and design for the new Oakton Station. The Village is matching an additional $112,000 for this phase of the project. The Village was awarded $9,195,700 of 2006 (Continued on page 7) Printer Friendly Format Volume 86 Page 7 Skokie —cont. (Continued from page 6) APA-IL Forum Kicks-Off The APA-IL Forum has moved off of the Listserv to Yahoo! Groups. This move occurred because of the great success we have had on the listserv! You can sign-up with the new APA-IL Forum by sending an email to: apailforum-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or visit: groups.yahoo.com/group/apailforum/. In order to receive Forum e-mails, it is strongly recommended that you include "[apailforum]" in your spam filters. This will always be contained in the subject of any message sent from the Forum. If you have been having problems or have any comments - please contact the editor@ilapa.org. Moving Onward & Upward Krysti Barksdale-Noble, AICP is leaving the Village of Lincolnshire to become the Vice President of Planning and Litigation Services with Allen L. Kracower and Associates Martha H. Corner, AICP, has been named to the position of Economic Development Manager for the City of Elmhurst. CMAQ money for 80% of the construction of the station. The balance, $2,299,000 is being funded by the Village of Skokie. A TIF district was created to fund the new station and associated improvements. In March 2005, Cleveland-based Forest City Enterprises, developers of University Park at MIT and other high-profile projects such as Central Station in the South Loop, Chicago, residential redevelopment at Great Lakes Naval Training Center in North Chicago, IL, the Stapleton in Denver, CO, The New East Baltimore Community in Baltimore, MD, and Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, NY, purchased the G. D. Searle Parkway Campus in Downtown Skokie and began working towards developing the property into the Illinois Science + Technology Park (IS+TP). It demolished a majority of the site’s buildings, retaining one state-ofthe-art wet-lab research facility and three other buildings that had newer or versatile office and research space. Village staff spent over a year working with Forest City to develop a multiphase master plan, design guidelines, and a new zoning district. Forest City wanted flexibility in use and building form, a development that was interconnected and integrated into Downtown Skokie, and direct rapid transit access for urban tech employees and support staff. The Village wanted to foster the bioscience and technology uses promised by Forest City while not subsidizing competition to other office projects in the area or Downtown Skokie retail and restaurant business and increase publicly accessible open spaces. In January 2007, the Village Board approved a new zoning district and master plan. The zoning requires Appearance Commission-approved design guidelines that assure buildings, circulation, and open spaces facilitate pedestrian movement within the district, between the district and surrounding districts, and to and from transit facilities. All bulk requirements are determined by the Plan Commission, subject to a few design rules, but buildings must be at least 40 ft. tall and no more than 180 ft. tall. The Plan Commission also establishes three-dimensional building envelops in which each building must be contained. As long as any future building remains within that envelop and the Appearance Commission rules that it conforms to the design (Continued on page 8) Climate Change—cont. (Continued from page 5) jurisdictions, just as others have been models for us. Fortunately most of the jurisdictions within the region have themselves established similar programs to address resource conservation and climate change and I applaud their actions. I truly believe that planning professionals can provide the solutions to appropriately address climate change. You are the people who decipher and plan for growth patterns, plan the transportation networks, and draft the development standards, all of which greatly influence the way humans interact with the environment. I encourage you to utilize your keen understanding of the urban environment to incorporate positive climate change programs into your daily planning routine. Through your actions and understanding our community will be a stronger healthier place. Liz Kniss is the District 5 Supervisor for Santa Clara County. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Valley Transportation Authority. Printer Friendly Format Volume 86 Page 8 Volume 86 STaR Announces Certification Maintenance Subsidy Program by Dale Powers, AICP, STaR Chair Skokie —cont. (Continued from page 7) Since the onset of the discussion that has led to the establishment of a continuing education requirement to maintain the AICP designation, the Small Town and Rural (STaR) Planning Division has expressed a concern about the equity of this requirement as it pertains to many of our Division’s members. Unlike their metropolitan “cousins”, small town and rural planners frequently earn less salary, do without training budgets, and quite often are solo practitioners that can not leave their place of employment during the work day. To address these equity concerns, STaR is happy to announce the establishment of a subsidy program designed to help defray the expenses involved in maintenance of the AICP certification. To be eligible for the subsidy, you must be a member in good standing of AICP and STaR, and earn less than $50,000 a year from planning. Here is how the program works: 1. Only APA-approved Certification Maintenance coursework and/or study materials are eligible for the subsidy. The applicant must submit the course to STaR before registration. This allows STaR to analyze the content of the course, its eligibility with APA requirements, and also to advertise the course to other members. 2. Proof of attendance at a seminar is required. As for self-paced materials, STaR reserves the right to ascertain whether the materials were, in fact, studied. Subsidy payments are contingent on submission of an article of no less than 300 words for publication in the STaR newsletter. The article should explain what was learned as a result of the certification maintenance work, as well as its application to small town and rural planning. The article need not directly mention that the member received a STaR subsidy. 3. Reimbursement checks would be sent to qualifying members as received by the Secretary-Treasurer after receipt by the Newsletter Editor of the required newsletter article. A maximum subsidy of $500 per two-year maintenance period is allowed. The maximum subsidy per course is $100. If this is a program that interests you, feel free to contact STaR Chair Dale Powers at drpowers@co.pine.mn.us or 1-800-450-7463 x 6707. guidelines, the Plan Commission does not have to hear the case. At least 25% of the land must be for general public use in plaza, quadrangles, and pedestrian paths. An across-the-board 15% parking reduction is applied to all uses due to the adjacent train station. Retail uses must be accessible by the public and are limited to 20% of the ground floor of each building to force IS+TP employees off-site for most goods and services while allowing non-IS+TP employees to come onto the site. In July 2007, there was about 30% occupancy of the 670,000 square feet of space currently available at IS+TP and is already home to approximately 750 employees. Tenants include Evanston Northwestern Healthcare’s, Astellas Research Instute of America and Astellas Pharma US (divisions of Japan’s second largest pharmaceutical company), MidWest Bio Research, NanoBusiness Alliance, NanoInk, Nanotope, Polyera, and Thermo Fisher. Forest City reported being close to several other lease agreements. The IS+TP is projected to have up to 2 million sq. ft. of office and laboratory space for a total project cost of about $300 million with 3,000-6,000 on-site jobs. Analysts project that the IS+TP will generate $1.8 billion annually in statewide economic activity, with park employees spending $2M annually in Downtown Skokie … just at lunchtime. Forest City will be contributing over $5M to $6M in public improvements. By prohibiting residential in the research and technology district and increasing the density of the surrounding residential areas, the TOD associated with Oakton Station has proven to be a successful mechanism for job growth in Downtown Skokie. Final design for Oakton Station continues with construction to begin in 2008. The first public meeting about the station design will be July 26, 2007. After four years of planning, Skokie’s final draft of its Comprehensive Plan update for downtown Skokie, which integrates Oakton Station, the IS+TP master plan, a consultant report, and input from various ad hoc groups, is in the public comment stage and scheduled to be heard before the Plan Commission on August 2, 2007. The draft plan can be viewed at www.skokie.org. For more information about the IS+TP visit: httpwww.scienceparkillinois.net/. For any other information contact Steve Marciani, Skokie Planning Supervisor, 847-933-8447, steve.marciani@skokie.org. Printer Friendly Format Volume 86 Page 9 http://www.epa.state.il.us/agriculture/building-anethanol-plant.pdf Communities and Developers Invited to Apply for Technical Assistance Panels (TAPs) The Urban Land Institute Chicago and Campaign for Sensible Growth partnered to create Technical Assistance Panels (TAPs), which bring together experts working towards solutions for difficult land-use issues or policy barriers within a defined geographic area. TAP services are available for local governments, nonprofit organizations, and developers, and recently the selection process was opened to the public. If your municipality or organization would like to learn more or apply, please follow these links below for the application materials. http://www.growingsensibly.org/ Schools As Centers of Communities DVD This video showcases the story of a struggling St. Paul, Minn. public school that is transformed. The latest thinking in school design and planning involves opening the school's doors to the community so that it benefits from local resources and offers social, fitness, and educational services in return. http://www.archfoundation.org/aaf/gsbd/ Video.Johnson.Intro.htm Money Magazine's Top 100 Places to Live Middleton, WI tops the magazine's list. Top Illinois place is Lisle, which comes in at #20. Money Magazine Anti-Incentive Law Brings Mixed Reactions Arizona's Janet Napolitano has signed an "antiincentive" bill, to ease competition for development between two municipalities. The Arizona Republic, July 4, 2007. Visit http://www.ilapa.org/calendar.html for details In the News... Chicago’s Electricity Usage Negates other ‘Green’ Efforts “Mayor Richard Daley vowed six years ago to make Chicago a leader in emerging efforts to fight global warming, but city government is churning out more heat-trapping pollution every year.” Chicago Tribune, July 2007 New Transportation Cost Maps from TransitFuture TransitFuture is a coalition working to improve transportation in Northeast Illinois, and recently released a series of maps illustrating transportation costs of legislative districts compared to the region as a whole. http://transitfuture.cnt.org/maps/ Ridge Property plans $1.6B intermodal park A new intermodal park is planned for Will County providing 12,000 new jobs and will include 20 million sq. ft. of warehouse space. Crain's, June 28, 2007 Joliet is fastest-growing city in Illinois "Joliet is the fastest-growing in the state and the 12th fastest-growing city of 100,000 or more in the country from 2000-2006. It is Illinois' 5th largest city." Crain's, June 28, 2007 From coaches to 'L' rail cars Jon Hilkevitch reviews "The Chicago 'L'," by Greg Borzo. A photographic history that shows the past 115 years of commuting by "L". An interesting read given the current state of the transit in Chicago. Chicago Tribune, June 4, 2007 Building and Ethanol Plant in Illinois A guide to permit requirements, funding opportunities, and other considerations - everything you'd want to know. University of Illinois at Chicago Receives Prix d'Excellence Award The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a Prix d'Excellence award from the International Real Estate Federation for the overall quality of its east campus development, since the mid-1950s. UIC was the winner in the public sector/ specialized category and was the first university and only U.S. institution this year to win a prize. Tips for Getting E-Mail from APA APA and APA-IL uses e-mail for a number of important communications with members. APA's Interact is sent twice a month to all members. APA Advocate is e-mailed monthly. These are just a few examples. If you haven't been receiving e-mail from APA, or find that e-mail delivery is sporadic, there are some things you can do. Visit APA's website to find out. Printer Friendly Format ILAPA NEWS BLAST! ILLINOIS PLANNING NEWS OFFICIAL BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION— ILLINOIS CHAPTER WWW.ILAPA.OR G PAULA FREEZE, EDITOR EDITOR@ILAPA. ORG COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO EDITOR@ILAPA. ORG ARTICLES AND NEWS ITEMS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT EDITOR@ILAPA. ORG OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THE ARTICLES OF THIS NEWSLETTER ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE OPINIONS OF THE ILLINOIS Making Great Communities Happen in Illinois Page 10 Job Postings Community Planner - North Central IL Council of Governments, Princeton, IL Transportation Project Manager - DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, Oakbrook, IL Economic Dev. Coordinator - City of Des Plaines, IL Planner - areté 3, Tinley Park, IL & Chicago, IL Assistant Planner - Village of Romeoville, IL Community Dev. Director - Village of Bensenville, IL Asst. Professor - The University of Wisconsin, River Falls Community Planner - City of Naperville, IL Associate Planner - Village of Gurnee, IL Senior GIS Planner/Analyst - Southwestern Illinois RC&D, Inc., Mascoutah, IL Planning & Zoning Intern - Kendall County, IL Senior Planner - Kendall County, IL Visit http://www.ilapa.org/jobpost.html for details on these jobs as well as new job posts. Calendar of Events Visit http://www.ilapa.org/calendar.html for details on these events as well as other up coming events. July 24,2007 Regional Water Supply Planning Group. July 25,2007 Harris Bank & MCIC sponsored forum and panel discussion: Income Diversity in Chicago Neighborhoods July 26, 2007 Women in Planning & Development Drinks 5:30pm-7:30pm at Pontiac Cafe, 1531 N Damen August 1-3, 2007 Green City Summer Institute. This three day program, part of Northwestern University ’s School of Continuing Studies. August 8-11, 2007 The Planning and the Black Community Division (PBCD) of the American Planning Association will hold its 2007 Division Conference in Gary, IN. August 17, 2007 Chicago Metro Section event: Planner's Toolbox: Development Review 101 August 30, 2007 Women in Planning & Development Drinks 5:30pm-7:30pm at Park Grill, 11 N Michigan, Chicago. September 6, 2007 Women in Planning & Development 15th Anniversary Celebration Speaker Pat Dowell at Congress Lounge September 7-9, 2007 Cultural Landscapes/Cultural Towns - The 3rd International Symposium on Timeless design principles September 20, 2007 Chicago Metro Section event: Chicago Central Area Plan & Architectural River Tour September 24-25, 2007 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. October 2-6, 2007 National Preservation Conference. St. Paul, Minnesota October 10-12, 2007 ILAPA State Conference. Peoria, IL. October 31 - November 2, 2007 2007 Upper Midwest APA Conference. Dubuque, IA. March 6-7, 2008 2008 Planning Institute. University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign This newsletter is available in an unabbreviated edition at: www.ilapa.org/news.html