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Continuing Education Requirements and Resources for Illinois License Renewal

For AIA members, your annual requirement is to complete 18 hours of continuing education each calendar year, and 12 of those hours must be in HSW topics. These hours must be shown on your AIA transcript which can be accessed at AIA.org log in.   Don’t forget to self-report learning gained from providers other than an AIA Education Provider. Do that through your AIA member record at AIA.org log in. Sexual harassment...
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AIA Delegation from Chicago and Illinois take on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON D.C., Thursday, February 27, 2025: Yesterday, several AIA Chicago and AIA Illinois members joined over 400 AIA architect members on Capitol Hill to advocate for critical legislation affecting both the architecture profession and community needs. The advocacy day saw architects engaging directly with policymakers to push forward AIA’s legislative priorities. The architects focused on several key areas during their...
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Illinois Introduces the “Pay Transparency Amendment” to the “Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003” Requiring an Employer to Include Pay Scale and Benefit Information in Job Postings

From the Illinois Department of Labor: The Pay Transparency amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 requires an employer to include pay scale and benefit information in job postings if the employer has more than 15 employees. When an employer makes an external job posting, the employer also must within 14 days announce, post, or otherwise make known...
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NCARB and You: Becoming a Licensed Architect in Illinois Webinar Recording

Are you charting your course to becoming a licensed architect? Whether you’re gearing up for the Architect Experience Program (AXP) or the Architect Registration Examination (ARE), actively documenting hours, or considering the portfolio path with over 5 years of experience, this webinar recording, based on a July 16 event, is for you. We also welcome those educated or licensed internationally...
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AIA Victory! Rolling Clock Eliminated in Illinois

An announcement from Eric Klinner, EVP of AIA Illinois on the Rolling Clock: One of our major legislative initiatives in 2024 was to amend the Illinois Architecture Practice Act as it relates to the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) administered by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).  The rolling clock, the time frame put in place to limit ARE testers...
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Illinois Architects Advocate for the Profession on Capitol Hill

This past week, Illinois architects were in Washington, D.C. for AIA Lobby Day in support of two pieces of bipartisan legislation....
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