Illinois Section ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers

IL Section ASCE, Technical Institutes, and Younger Member Group Holiday Party
2025-12-03 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Haymarket Pub & Brewing, 737 W Randolph St., Chicago, IL, 60661, United States
Celebrate the season with us! Enjoy a fun night filled with holiday cheer, an open bar, and hearty appetizers. Bring an unwrapped gift to donate to A Greater Good Foundation and help make the season brighter for others.
Dress in your favorite holiday style!

Price – $75 per person / $35 per student

Sponsorship – $300 (Includes 2 Tickets & Advertisement at the Event and on Social Media)

Register here by December 1st.

Information will also be available about the Illinois Section ASCE, Technical Institutes and Younger Member Group if you are interested in getting more engaged in the upcoming year.

Contact: communications.ymg@isasce.org

GI/AEG Joint Meeting with speaker Christopher Stohr
2026-01-20 17:00 - 19:30 | Pazzo’s at 311, 311 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60606, United States
Join Geo-Institute and The Association of Environmental Engineering & Geologist (AEG) for a joint dinner meeting with presenter, Christopher Stohr on Retrospective of the Earthline Hazardous-Waste Landfill Failure, a Case Study of Legacy Landfills and Dumps and Improving Field Inspections to Reduce Groundwater Contamination.

Abstract
Subject of a landmark, legal-precedent setting trial, an unlined, hazardous-waste landfill was said by experts ‘not to leak in 100 years’ however, contaminants were detected in monitoring wells 3 meters from the burial trenches only 3 years after closure. Field and lab tests, and remote sensing measurements showed causes for the ‘faster than predicted’ contaminant migration from a hazardous waste landfill, but why? Legacy landfills are unlined, thinly-covered cemeteries of waste similarly constructed throughout the world. Most landfill inspections mostly rely upon institutional memory and traditional ‘walk over’ traverses to identify flaws and deficiencies for written reports. These defects can be better identified and mapped by image processing of freely-available airborne lidar, historical black and white photography and modern color infrared orthoimagery using GIS technology to direct low-cost, spot repairs for maintenance and custodial care to reduce undesired contamination from legacy waste structures.

About the Speaker
Dr. Christopher ‘Chris’ Stohr (retired, Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Mahomet Aquifer Council, Illinois Board of Licensing for Professional Geologists, currently 2025-2026 Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer.
Chris Stohr continues professional and community work after more than 40 years of applied geology, research and humanitarian work in the midwestern USA, Africa and South America. Obtaining a BS in Geology at Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer IN and MS in Engineering Geology at Purdue University developing applications for innovative digital image processing of remotely sensed imagery at the Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing. Chris began work at the Missouri Geology and Land Survey performing investigations for dams, sewage lagoons, hazardous and nuclear waste sites, dye tracing, dumps and landfills in the Ozarks and throughout that state; directed an inventory of 3,600 dams; and conducted a site selection study for hazardous waste disposal facilities in Missouri. He worked as part of a Shannon and Wilson team conducting special fault studies, reconnaissance mapping, trench mapping and paleomagnetic studies for nuclear power plant in central Iran using U.S. NRC procedures.
Register Here
Price Range: $25-70
Questions contact asceilgeotech@gmail.com
GI and AEG Joint Dinner Flyer 1/20/26

2026 Multi-Region Leadership Conference
2026-01-29 - 2026-01-31 | Marriott Chicago O’Hare, 8535 W Higgins Rd, Chicago, IL, 60631, United States
The 2026 Multi-Region Leadership Conference (MRLC) will be hosted in Chicago, Illinois. The ASCE Illinois Section Younger Member Group will be hosting the Central Region Younger Member Conference (CRYMC) in partnership with ASCE, and the Illinois Section of ASCE.

There will be about 200 civil engineers and civil engineering students attending the event. ASCE Regions 3,6, and 7 (spanning the central U.S., Canada, and Mexico) will be represented.

We are looking for sponsorships! Supporting the CRYMC is an opportunity to showcase your firm’s commitment to the profession while gaining direct access to future and current industry leaders. Sponsorship packages range from $100 to $10,000.

More Information: Sponsorship flyer_CRYMC_2026

T&DI January 2026 Luncheon: Conner Randy - Commissioner - CDWM
2026-01-29 11:30 - 13:30 | Maggiano’s Little Italy, 516 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
Join T&DI for a luncheon with Commissioner Chicago Department of Water Management, Randy Conner.
In 2026, Commissioner Conner will spearhead DWM efforts to deliver a robust capital improvement program to replace water mains, and sewer mains and renovate critical DWM facilities. He will ensure that the department will continue to increase the number of lead service line replacements throughout the City. This work is critically important as the nation looks to Chicago- the city with the most lead service lines at 406,000- for best practices on how to effectively address this legacy infrastructure issue.

For more information and registration, click here.
Price: $35-60 per individual; Sponsorships available
Register: here by 4PM on Monday, January 26th, 2026

Any questions, contact programs.tdi@isasce.org

Water System Resiliency
2026-03-04 17:00 - 19:00 | V3 Consulting, 7325 Janes Ave. #100, Woodridge, IL, 60517, United States
UESI and EWRI will be jointly hosting a presentation on Water System Resiliency. The speakers include Rebecca Cramer of Hazen and Sawyer, Executive Director Ramesh Kanapareddy of NSMJAWA, and General Manager Paul May of DuPage Water Commission.
Additional information and reservations details will be made available after the 1st of the year.

Route 66 Centennial
2026-04-30 17:00 - 2026-05-03 21:00 | IL
Joliet, IL will be serving as an official Satellite City for the 2026 Route 66 Centennial. The kickoff for the event on April 30, 2026, will include Joliet Slammers Baseball game at the Old Joliet Prison. Other satellite cities include St. Louis, Amarillo, Albuquerque, and Santa Monica.

More information to come!
