Illinois Section ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers

2026 Geo-Institute Lecture Series
2026-05-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | UIC-Student Center, 750 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
Please join the Illinois Chapter of the Geo-Institute for our biennial Lecture Series. The Lecture Series will take place at UIC, where we will be hosted by Prof. Reddy and his department. This events provides 5 PDHs.

Speakers and topics are:

1) “3D SLOPE STABILITY ANALSYES IN PRACTICE,” Timothy D. Stark, PhD, PE, BC.GE, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

2) “Monitoring of Dams and Levees using InSAR – Lessons Learned”, Georgette Hlepas, PhD, PE, USACE

3) “Milestones and Challenges in the Construction of a 42-Acre Containment Facility in Milwaukee Harbor,” Justin Johnson, Michels Construction, Inc, and Kevin R. Johnson, PhD, PE, Mi-Tech Services, Inc

4) “Tunneling Through Complexity: Subsurface Challenges for O’Hare’s Stormwater Conveyance System”, Mark Stephani, PE, HNTB

5) “Design and Construction of the World’s Largest DMM Retaining Structure”, William Tanner, PE, Geosyntec Consultants and Matthew Chartier, PE, Geosyntec Consultants

More information on the seminar, registration links, and abstracts/bios for each of our distinguished speakers can be found here.

The full registration fee covers lecture attendance, continental breakfast, and lunch. Firms are invited to exhibit your products, services, or emerging technologies to the engineering community. Exhibitor space consists of a table and electric and includes one general registration to the conference. And if your company would like to sponsor the event, please click here!

We encourage you to register early for the Lecture Series. Early bird rates are available until April 1th.

Price: Individuals $50-450 | Exhibitor $850-1000

UESI and T&DI Presentation: Use of a Rigorous Utility Investigation for Project Construction on the West Lake Corridor Project
2026-05-07 11:30 - 13:30 | Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish House, 1028 North Rush St., Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
Join Paul Chojenski (pictured left), NICTD, Mike Rowe (pictured middle), NICTD Project Manager and Mohammed Siddiqi (pictured right), AECOM Senior Construction Manager for an engaging discussion on the West Lake Corridor Project and how utility investigation supports successful project delivery. Learn how collaboration between owners, designers, and construction managers drives safer, more efficient infrastructure—and how best practices in utility coordination can reduce risk and improve outcomes throughout construction.
Paul Chojenski – NICTD
Mike Rowe – NICTD – Project Manager
Licensed engineer with 20+ years of progressive work experience, primarily in the rail/transit industry. Experienced in engineering design, construction, and project management. Mike is a graduate of Purdue University and has been with NICTD for over 8 years. Mike is the Project Manager for the West Lake Corridor Project, where he is responsible for the overall day-to-day management of the project, including third party coordination and dealing with other railroads.
Mohammed Siddiqi, PE – AECOM – Senior Construction Manager
Leading the NICTD West Lake Corridor Project as a Deputy Project Manager for the CM services. With extensive experience in complex transportation and public infrastructure projects, he specializes in construction management, project delivery, and cost control for large-scale programs. Mohammed holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from University of Utah and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Indiana.

Registration Link: IS-ASCE T&DI & UESI May 2026 Joint Luncheon
Register by 4PM on Monday, May 4th, 2026.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event!

IS-ASCE SEI May Luncheon: When a Simple Span Bridge Wasn't so Simple
2026-05-20 12:00 - 13:00 | IL
Horner & Shifrin was hired to design a simple span bridge for Highway 163 bridge over the Bonne Femme Creek southeast of Columbia. The existing bridge was a single span bridge with closed abutments and no skew. The new bridge is a single-span prestressed bridge with a 25-degree skew. When demolishing the west abutment, a portal to the Devil’s Icebox cave system was discovered nearly directly under one of the piles. Horner & Shifrin evaluated several options to construct the bridge balancing them with the already fabricated girders since material shortages still persisted at this time. 1.0 PDH will be provided.

Register by Tuesday, May 19th.

Location: Zoom Webinar

Price: $15

Register here!

IS-ASCE T&DI May Luncheon with CCDOTH's Associate Director of Project Development, Katie Bell, PE
2026-05-21 11:30 - 13:30 | Maggiano’s Little Italy, 516 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
Katie Bell, P.E. is a civil engineer with over 18 years of experience in the transportation industry. She has worked on a variety of multi-modal projects in the planning, design, and construction phases throughout her career. In her current role as Associate Director of Project Development at the Cook County Department and Highways (CCDOTH), she oversees the development of CCDOTH’s capital budget and multi-year program as well as provides leadership and oversight for technical Divisions which fall within CCDOTH’s Bureau of Project Development (Programming, Project Studies, Traffic Studies, and Mechanical/Electrical). Prior to joining CCDOTH, Katie also worked at the Chicago Transit Authority and AECOM.
Register by 4pm on Monday, May 18th. Register here!
Price: $35-$75

Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event!

EWRI and YMG: Chicago White Sox and the Atlanta Braves
2026-06-09 18:30 - 22:30 | Rate Field, 333 W 35th St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
EWRI has purchased a block of tickets for the upcoming game.
We will be in Section 526, Rows 10, 11 and 12. The cost is $20 per ticket. There will also be a $5 Tuesday game promotion for food and beverages.
https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/tickets/promotions/tuesdays
The tickets are in electronic form and you will need the MLB app to display the ticket on your phone. Don’t have the MLB app? You can download it for free. You need to have the app activated and linked to your email before we can send you the tickets. A limited number of tickets are available, don’t wait.
The deadline for purchasing tickets is Friday June 5, 2026.
Contact Jerry McGovern at jeromemcgovern@att.net for tickets or more information.
Zelle payment can be made to Jerry’s email.

IS-ASCE T&DI June Luncheon: José Rios, P.E. of IDOT
2026-06-18 11:30 - 13:00 | Maggiano’s Little Italy of Schaumburg, 1901 E. Woodfield Rd, Schaumburg, IL, 60173, United States
In January of 2021, Mr. José Rios was appointed the Region One Engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation, Region One in Schaumburg. As Region One Engineer, José leads approximately 1000 employees who handle high profile and multifaceted projects in a region that includes one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, consisting of six counties, over 270 municipalities and 100 townships. The state highway system in Region One encompasses more than 2700 miles of highways and more than 1440 bridges. The overall responsibilities of the position is to operate, maintain and build a safe and efficient highway system that enhances safety and the quality of life of its users by reducing congestion and increasing mobility.
José has over 27 years of experience and has been with the Department for 25 years. José has served in several positions within the Department in Region One. These positions included In-house Design Engineer, Land Acquisition Condemnation Engineer, Land Acquisition Bureau Chief, Program Development Engineer, and Operations Engineer.
José earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois and served six years with the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, receiving an honorable discharge at the end of his service.

Register by 4PM on Tuesday, June 16th, 2026.

Bridge Inspection Training NHI Course Hosted by IS-ASCE SEI
2026-06-22 - 2026-06-26 | Benesch Office, 35 W Wacker Dr #3300, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
The SEI Illinois Chapter is hosting NHI’s Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges for Professional Engineers course in downtown Chicago. Registration is open to everyone who is able to meet the prerequisites of the course and will be limited to a maximum of 30 registrants.

The major goals of this course are to improve the skills of practicing bridge inspections of in-service bridges while covering the topics: fundamentals of bridges inspection; bridge materials; documenting bridges inspection data; inspection and evaluation of decks, superstructures, bearings, substructures, culverts, and waterways; advanced inspection methods and bridge inspection reporting.

Register by emailing amy.wei@jacobs.com by Monday, June 15th. No refunds will be accommodated after June 19th.

Time: 8am-5pm

Location: Benesch (35 W Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601)

Price: $1,475

2026 SEI-NHI Bridge Safety Inspection Course Flyer

2nd Annual IS-ASCE Golf Outing
2026-08-25 09:00 - 15:00 | Ruffled Feathers Golf Course, 1 Pete Dye Dr, Lemont, IL, 60439, United States
Register Here

2026 IS-ASCE Annual Awards Dinner
2026-10-01 17:00 - 22:00 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – Magnificent Mile, 300 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
