IL Section ASCE SEI April Luncheon - CDOT City Bridge Program
2025-04-29 11:30 - 13:15 (America/Chicago) | Pazzo’s at 311, 311 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60606, United States
Time: 11:30 am-12:00pm Networking

12:00 pm-1:15pm Lunch & Presentation

Cost: $65 ASCE Members

$75 Non-ASCE Members

$50 Government

$25 Students

CEU: 1.0 PDH will be provided

Regiser Here by Friday, April 25th, 2025

Please email us with any questions at

Dan.Schriks@stantec.com

2025 Transportation for Illinois Coalition (TFIC) Legislative Lobby Day
2025-04-30 11:30 - 20:00 | IL
Please join us for the Legislative Drive Down on April 30th.

ASCE Illinois Section has been a part of the TFIC for nearly 15 years and has been a great partnership. We will have our 2022 Illinois Infrastructure Report Card on-hand to help inform our legislators about the status of our Illinois Infrastructure, which has been used by TFIC in their legislative outreach. The Transportation for Illinois Coalition unites stakeholders from business, labor, and local governments to educate policymakers and the public about the need for adequate investment in Illinois’ transportation infrastructure. The TFIC is the recognized authority on and unifying voice for transportation needs in Illinois. TFIC exists to achieve the best transportation systems in order to guarantee economic success. This includes and touches many aspects of the transportation network from roads/highways, bridges, airports, shipping/trucking, intermodal, rail, and agricultural needs. There will be Leadership Briefings and Legislator meetings setup by TFIC. In the evening there will be a legislative reception.

Tentative agenda:

11:30am: Welcome

12:45: Walk to Capital

1:00: Lobby Day Leadership Briefings

2:30: Legislator Meetings

5-8pm: Reception at Vinegar Hill Mall in Springfield, IL

Please Register for this event here. There is no cost to participate.

IL Section ASCE UESI Event - Learn about the updates to the JULIE Law (SAVE THE DATE)
2025-05-15 17:30 - 19:30 | IL
More information and registration to be forthcoming.

JULIE Law Updates Informational Brochure

IL Section ASCE T&DI May Panel Luncheon – Championing Future Engineers
2025-05-28 11:30 - 13:30 | Maggiano’s Chicago, 111 W. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
Summary:
Join Dr. Hadavi (Clinical Professor and Deputy Director of CEE at Northwestern) and Dr. Khudeira (Adjunct Professor at IIT/ Section Chief of Major Projects at CDOT) for a panel discussion on how the local universities are working to educate and promote civil engineering to the next generation, and what us as professionals can do to help foster the growth of these young engineers. Monica Crinion, PE (AECOM) and Matt Huffman, PE (CBBEL) will also be on the panel to provide an insight from the consulting engineers perspective.
Special Pricing for bringing an intern/EIT.
Registration: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/us2sxnt/lp/cd3d42e4-054b-4b25-8e8a-1baf2f3041b0

Cost:
ASCE Member $65
General $75
Government $45
Student $35Champion Ticket $90 – Includes 2 Seats (One general ticket and one must be a future champion (young engineer (entry-level/EIT) or student)Bronze Sponsorship – Includes 1 Seat $135
Silver Sponsorship – Includes 2 Seats $250

Gold (Half) Sponsorship – Includes 4 Seats $450

Gold (Full) Sponsorship – Includes 8 Seats $750

Summary:

Join Dr. Hadavi (Clinical Professor and Deputy Director of CEE at Northwestern) and Dr. Khudeira (Adjunct Professor at IIT/ Section Chief of Major Projects at CDOT) for a panel discussion on how the local universities are working to educate and promote civil engineering to the next generation, and what us as professionals can do to help foster the growth of these young engineers.

GI/COPRI June Dinner Meeting
2025-06-10 17:15 - 21:00 | Pazzo’s at 311, 311 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60606, United States
We, the Geo-institute (GI) and The Coastal, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute (COPRI), are excited to announce our FIRST EVER Joint GI/COPRI dinner meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at Pazzo’s. Joel Bryant from Stratalock USA will present on the urgent need for seawall maintenance and Michael Wysockey, PhD, PE and John Wysockey, MBA Thatcher Foundations will present on Marine Construction in the Chicago Area.

You’ll find the event details and registration links in the flyer below or in our Constant Contact Landing Page. Please reply to this e-mail if you have issues with the registration process or have additional questions. The deadline to register is on Tuesday, June 10 at 9AM CST.

Event Flyer

IL Section T&DI Board Meeting
2025-06-10 17:30 - 18:30 | IL
Board meetings are open to all members, if you plan to attend, please inform T&DI Chair, Josh Starzyk, at jstarzyk@GFNET.com.

IL Section ASCE EWRI & Metropolitan Industries, Inc. - Design Advancements & Upgrades for Pump Stations Joint Presentation
2025-06-18 09:00 - 13:00 | Metropolitan Industries, 37 Forestwood Dr., Romeoville, IL, 60446, United States
Registration: RSVP to Keith Girup (kgirup@metropolitanind.com)

Event Flyer

IS-ASCE T&DI June Luncheon – Jose Rios (IDOT)
2025-06-25 11:30 - 13:30 | Maggiano’s Oak Brook, 240 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL, 60523, United States
Registration: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/96sjpmf/lp/5e3e8c5f-412d-43ba-b794-9a996cd274b0

EWRI Tour & Happy Hour at McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
2025-06-27 14:00 | McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum, 99 Chicago Riverwalk, Chicago, 60616, United States
Learning the history of Chicago’s movable bridges & river system requires a heavy lift. Join EWRI as we are take a guided tour of the historic McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum. A happy hour is planned at a nearby restaurant or bar on the Chicago Riverwalk immediately following the tour. Museum staff will walk the group through all five stories of the museum plus the gear room, share stories not found in their exhibits, and answer questions. Tickets are $15.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please email Kyle Berry at kberry@cbbel.com

EWRI and YMG Chicago White Sox Game
2025-07-29 18:30 - 22:00 | 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 11 and 12 (upper deck.) The cost is $20 per ticket. There will also be a $5 Tuesday game promotion for food and beverages throughout the game. The tickets are in electronic form and you will need the MLB app to display the ticket on your phone. Don’t have MLB app? Let us know when contacting us so that we may accommodate you. A limited number of tickets are available, don’t wait.
Contact Gary Gifford at giff122@gmail.com or Jerry McGovern at jeromemcgovern@att.net for tickets or more information. Zelle payment can be made to Gary’s email.

EWRI Summer Social
2025-08-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Parlor Pizza Bar – West Loop, 108 N Green St, Chicago, IL, 60607, United States
EWRI Chicago Chapter will be hosting our annual Summer Social this year on August 12th, 2025 at Parlor Pizza in West Loop at 5:00pm. Please join us for this fun networking event!
More details to follow.

CI O'Hare Airport Tour
2025-08-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Chicago Department of Aviation Aviation Administration Building, 10510 W. Zemke Road, Chicago, IL, 60666, United States
The Construction Institute has 35 spots available for a tour of O’Hare Airport. Please inform Kat Au if you cannot attend. You need to complete registration and security vetting form by August 21, 2025.
Registration: Security Vetting Form and Registration Form

IS-ASCE Golf Outing and Reception Par-Tee hosted by CI, T&DI and YMG
2025-08-27 09:00 - 17:00 | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, 12294 Archer Ave, Lemont, IL, 60439, United States
The Construction Institute, Transportation and Development Institute and Younger Member Group are excited to invite you to the IS-ASCE Golf Outing this summer. Join us in the southwest suburbs for an afternoon of fresh air and good times with your fellow engineers. Golf will be followed by a reception Par-Tee in the pavilion where there will be plenty of Raffle Prizes to go around.
Plenty of Sponsorships Opportunities to advertise to your next future hire!
Registration: ASCE CI/T&DI/YMG Golf Outing
Time: Golf 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Par-Tee from 2:00-5:00 PM

Engineers Without Borders-USA Chicagoland Professional Chapter General Meeting
2025-08-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Duane Morris, LLP, 190 S LaSalle St, Chicagio, IL, United States
Dinner at 7:30pm at Elephant and Castle
Contact Alan to get on the security list: aphelps@ewb-usa-chicago.org

SEI: 26th Biennial Lecture Series
2025-09-09 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-30 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-21 17:00 - 20:00 | Grand Century Suite, 150 N Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL, 60606, United States
Join the SEI 26th Biennial Lecture Series! As we learn about different projects around Chicago. A light dinner will be served at each lecture.

We are looking for sponsors! Information provided here: 2025 LS Sponsorship Flyer.

SESSION 1 – SEPTEMBER 9
CREATE P3 Forest Hill Flyover Joseph Abruzzo – Parsons, Brett Guarino – CSX & Sarah Czaplicki PE, SE – Czaplicki Lopez

Metra Bridge A32 & Grayland Station Tina Revzin & John Leary – Gannett Fleming TranSystems

SESSION 2 – SEPTEMBER 30
TR Higgins Ronnie Medlock – High Steel Structures

Rehabilitation of the Sherman Minton Bridge Andrew Kimmle & John Finke – Jacobs

SESSION 3 – OCTOBER 21
CTA Harlem Bus Bridge Irsilia Colletti, PE, SE & David Budzik, SE – HNTB Canal

Street over Union Station Michael Haas – Collins & Brett Sauter – Ciorba

Register: All Three Sessions

Register Only: Session 1
Session 2
Session 3

Full Lecture Series Rates (All Three Sessions)

$250- Corporate Transferrable

$220- Individual (Non- Gov Employee)

$180- Individual (Gov Employee)

$90- Full Time Student

Individual Session Rates

$90- Individual (Non-Gov Employee)

$65- Individual (Gov Employee)

$35- Full Time Student

More Information: Save the Date 2025 LS Flyer

CI: Metra Bridge A-32/Grayland Station Tour
2025-09-17 16:00 - 17:00 | 3934 N. Kilbourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60641, 3934 N. Kilbourn, Chicago, IL, 60641, United States
There’ll be an informal happy hour following the tour at The Booze Hound (3734 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL 60641).

Registration ends September 15, 2025. Register Here

About the project
This project involved the replacement of Bridge A-32 over Milwaukee Avenue, which was originally constructed in 1899 and had become a source of operational delays along the Metra Milwaukee District North Line. The work included the construction of a temporary shoofly bridge and temporary platforms, and the final bridge included new caisson foundations, concrete abutments and columns, steel plate girder bridge, and precast retaining walls. Adjacent to the bridge, Grayland Station has been completely rehabilitated to include longer platforms, ADA-compliant ramps and stairs, and new fully enclosed warming shelters with on-demand heating, modernized public address system, visual information signs, enhanced lighting, and platform furnishings. These improvements serve to modernize the aging infrastructure, improve service reliability, and enhance the commuter experience.

T&DI September 2025 Luncheon with Sis Killen (Superintendent- Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways)
2025-09-24 11:30 - 13:30 | Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse, 1028 N Rush St, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
IS-ASCE T&DI is pleased to announce our September 2025 Luncheon, which will feature a presentation by the esteemed Sis Killen – Superintendent- Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (CCDOTH). With 26 years of experience, Sis has guided the Department’s transformation to a multimodal focus, co-led the County’s long-range transportation plan, and manages planning, design, construction, and maintenance of transportation facilities across the region.
Register Here!

Engineers Without Borders-USA Chicagoland Professional Chapter 20th Anniversary Celebration & Wine Tasting
2025-09-24 18:00 | Remingtons, 20 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
We are looking for companies to sponsor this event. Sponsorship levels are as follows:
Sponsorship – Platinum: $5,000.00
Sponsorship – Gold: $3,000.00
Sponsorship – Silver: $1,000.00
Sponsorship – Bronze: $500.00
Different sponsorship level perks explained in the event website, linked below.
Tickets and information here: Chicagoland Professional Chapter – 20th Anniversary Wine Tasting – Campaign
This is going to be a wonderful event to celebrate 20 years of impact that engineers in the Chicagoland area have made to some of the poorest communities in the world.

IL Section ASCE EWRI HEC-RAS Seminar
2025-09-30 - 2025-10-01 | Christopher B. Burke’s downtown Chicago office, 625 W. Adams St, Chicago, IL, United States
A two-day beginner HEC-RAS course will be hosted by EWRI Chicago Chapter and the Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (IAFSM) this fall! The course will cover modeling steady-state open channel hydraulics, culvert crossings, bridge crossings, and introduce more complex modeling scenarios. Each participant will get a hands-on experience with steady flow hydraulic analyses through example problems with the help of experienced instructors.
Course begins 830am and ends 430pm. You will need to bring your own computer to the course with HEC-RAS downloaded (HEC-RAS Downloads). PDHs and lunches will be provided!
You can register using the link below and email Gary Gifford at ggifford@hwlochner.com with any questions.
Register
Introduction to HEC-RAS Course – American Society of Civil Engineers
Course Description
2025 Intro HEC-RAS.pdf – Google Drive

Damen Green Line Tour
2025-09-30 15:30 - 16:30 | Damen Green Line Station, Damen Ave. & Lake St, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
There’ll be an informal happy hour following the tour at Goose Island Taproom (1800 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612).
Registration ends September 26, 2025. Register Here
About the project

Opened in Summer 2024 to fill a critical transit gap on the Near West Side, improving access for Westhaven Park residents, Kinzie Industrial Corridor workers, and United Center visitors.
Designed by Perkins & Will, a globally renowned architecture firm, and constructed by CDOT with an $80 million budget funded through the Kinzie Industrial Corridor TIF District.
Features a transparent glass façade showcasing a grand stairway and escalator.
Includes a glass bridge connecting platforms, inspired by Chicago’s steel bridge heritage.
Built with low-maintenance materials for long-term durability and sustainability.
Showcases a monumental mosaic artwork by Fo (Folayemi) Wilson, reflecting the cultural richness of the surrounding community.

11th Annual Career Fair at Illinois Tech
2025-10-01 14:00 - 17:00 | Hermann Hall Expo at Illinois Tech, 3241 S Federal St, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Our campus-wide Career Fairs draw undergraduates, graduates, and alumni looking for internships, co-ops, and full-time positions. Partner with Illinois Tech to recruit some of the most talented domestic and international candidates for internships, co-operatives, or full-time employment at our campus-wide Career Fairs in the fall semesters.

More Information on Finding Your Next Talent: Here

Geofill Low Density Cellular Concrete at the NCDOT US 70 Project and Other Local Applications
2025-10-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Pazzo’s at 311, 311 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60606, United States
Our distinguished guest, Mark Salvatore, will be presenting on applications of low density cellular concrete.

Date and Time: October 7, 2025 – Cocktails 5:15 pm, Dinner 6:15 pm, Presentation to follow
Cost:
$70 General (Contractor, Consultant with reservation)
$55 Education/Government Employees (with reservation)
$25 Students (with reservation)

Register Here

IL Section ASCE EWRI & COPRI Chicago Area Waterways Control Room Tour
2025-10-08 17:00 | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL, United States
The Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) is the network of existing rivers, canals and hydraulic control structures that isolate Lake Michigan from the Chicago River, the Calumet River, and the North Shore Channel. The CAWS is designed, during normal operation, to drain away from Lake Michigan towards the Des Plaines River south of the Lockport Powerhouse in Lockport. IL. During periods of heavy precipitation, the hydraulic control structures may be opened to allow water to flow out into Lake Michigan to prevent flooding in the urbanized area. These events called reversals allow polluted water to enter Lake Michigan and may result in swimming bans along the lakefront.
The operation of the CAWS is under the control of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD). The actual Waterways Control Room is located on the first floor of the Main Office Building located at 100 East Erie Street in Chicago, Illinois.
In partnership with the Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute (COPRI), EWRI will host a discussion of the CAWS, and a tour of the Waterways Control Room in the Main Office Building on October 8, 2025, at 5:00 PM.

There is only space for 15 people on the tour, which will last about 30 minutes. PDHs will not be given for this event. Contact Jerry McGovern at jeromemcgovern@att.net to reserve your space.

2025 ASCE Illinois Section Annual Awards Dinner
2025-10-30 17:00 - 21:00 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – Magnificent Mile, 300 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
The Illinois Section of ASCE cordially invites you and your guests to our annual civil engineering awards dinner. Please join us for a memorable evening of networking, dining, and honoring our 2025 award recipients.

Please help support this premier civil engineering event with your sponsorship and attendance.
Register Here
Pricing of Event

For those attending the event, parking is located next to the hotel lobby on Ohio St. No Valet or EV charging is available. To get to the Annual Awards Dinner, take the main staircase in the middle of the lobby down to the foyer. The IL-ASCE table will be set up in the foyer with your nametag.

IL Section ASCE EWRI Chicagoland Water Resources Permitting Seminar
2025-11-19 08:00 - 16:30 | Northern Illinois University Naperville Campus – Conference Center, 1120 E Diehl Road, Naperville, IL, 60563, United States
The Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) – Chicago Chapter is proud to present the Chicagoland Water Resources Permitting Seminar. This seminar will provide valuable information relating to current and future stormwater permitting/ordinance requirements for some of the most frequented agencies in the Chicagoland area. For 40 minutes, each agency will present and take questions on their most relevant permitting information. 6 PDHs will be available. Continental breakfast and a hot lunch will be served.
Agencies scheduled to present include:

DuPage County Stormwater Commission
Illinois Department of Transportation
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission
US Army Corps of Engineers
McHenry County
City of Chicago Department of Water Management
Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Office of Water Resources

Time: 7:30am doors open; 8:00am presentations start; 4:30pm end
Register: Here
Cost:

$170 Early Bird
$200 After 10/24

Sponsorships Available! Email Gary Gifford at ggifford@hwlochner.com to inquire

Permitting Seminar 2025

2025-2026 Geo-Institute Cross-USA lecturer, Dr. Carlos Santamarina from Georgia Institute of Technology
2025-11-20 17:00 - 20:30 | Pazzo’s at 311, 311 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60606, United States
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be hosting the 2025-2026 Geo-Institute Cross-USA lecturer, Dr. Carlos Santamarina from Georgia Institute of Technology, for our November Dinner meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Pazzo’s.

Our Distinguished guest, Dr. Santamarina will be presenting on Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Age: From Properties to Analysis & Design.

You’ll find the event details and registration links at Constant Contact Landing Page.

Please reply to asceilgeotech@gmail.com if you have issues with the registration process or have additional questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

IL Section ASCE, Technical Institutes, and Younger Member Group Holiday Party
2025-12-03 18:00 - 21:00 | 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
