Illinois Section ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers

IS-ASCE SEI May Luncheon: When a Simple Span Bridge Wasn't so Simple
2026-05-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | 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

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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
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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
