Meeting/Event Information

Illinois EPA’s 2024-25 Priorities

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

With Special Guest Speaker,

James Jennings, Interim Director

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

The A&WMA Lake Michigan States Section and the Union League Club Environmental Committee are pleased to invite you to join us as Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Interim Director, James Jennings provides an overview of significant activities undertaken in the last year and the plans for the next eighteen months.

James Jennings began as Interim Director on July 16, 2024.  He was named Deputy Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in April 2023.  As Deputy Director, James is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of issues that have an intersecting impact on the Illinois EPA’s Bureaus of Air, Land, and Water, as well as the Division of Laboratories.  Prior to becoming Deputy Director, James served the Illinois EPA in several capacities, most recently as the Materials Management and Compliance Section Manager for seven years, overseeing the Illinois EPA’s materials management programs, RCRA and solid waste compliance programs, and state and federal reporting obligations. Prior to that, James was Assistant Legal Counsel to the Illinois EPA’s Bureau of Land for three years.

TIME:   8:00 a.m. Registration & Hot Breakfast / 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Program

LOCATION:  Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL

COST:  The cost to attend for non-Union League Club members is $50 per person for A&WMA members, $65 per person for non-members (ULC members should register with the ULC), $30 per person for government employees and $20 for students.  Registration includes breakfast and any presentation handouts. 

RSVP:  Due to limited seating and our arrangement with the Union League Club, advance registration is required to guarantee availability. Reservations may be cancelled for a full refund only if we are notified 48 hours in advance of the event. Union League Club members should contact ULC to make their reservations.

CREDIT:  Attendees will be eligible to receive Continuing Legal Education (CLE) or Professional Development Hours (PDH) credit.

A limited number of scholarships are available for anyone who requires CLE credit to maintain professional registration such as attorneys, professional engineers and professional geologists and who could not otherwise afford to attend this conference. Contact Robin Pelsis at (847) 202-0418 or [email protected] for more details.