2023 IL-ITE Annual Banquet

Illinois ITE had a great time at the 2023 Annual Banquet at Carnivale on January 19th! There was a great turn-out (and amazing food), and people were feeling very generous - IL-ITE members raised $2050 for the IL-ITE Student Fundraiser and $1000 for the Great Lakes District Endowment Fund! Thanks to all who showed up, and extra thanks to the people that helped pull off the planning - Karin Robles, Jakob Boxberger, Andrew Hien, and Jim Kane. We couldn't have done it with out you! One more thanks to Jennifer (Sis) Killen for joining us as a speaker and to all of our sponsors for making it all possible last year!

Student Awards
-Motahare (Yalda) Mohammadi - Grad Scholarship Award
-Olivia Hansen - Undergrad Scholarship Award
-Nahid Parvez Farazi - Student Paper Award
-University of Illinois - Chicago - Student Chapter Award

Section Awards
-Tom Szabo - Outgoing President Award
-Tyler Krage - Member of the Year Award
-Jeff Young - John LaPlante Award

Upcoming Board/Committees
-Monica Shei - President
-Katelyn Bleach - Vice President
-Anmol Shrivastava - Secretary
-Tyler Grau - Treasurer
-Tom Szabo - Immediate Past President
-Joshua Harris - Section Representative
-Andrew Hein - Student Affairs Chair
-Kristel Shu Bassett - Technical Chair
-Jim Kane and Jakob Boxberger - Activities Chairs
-Tyler Krage- Public Affairs Chair
-Katie Biggs - Operations Chair

2022 Sponsors
Platinum -AECOM, Civiltech Engineering, Inc., Christopher B. Burke Engineering - Chicagoland, Jacobs


Gold - Ciorba Group, Inc., Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc., HDR, Iteris, Inc., Sam Schwartz, Stanley Consultants, TranSmart


Silver - Baxter & Woodman, DAMA Consultants, Fish Transportation Group, Kenig, Lindgren, O'Hara, Aboona, Inc. (KLOA, Inc.), MoboTrex, Peralte-Clark, LLC, Thomas Engineering Group, LLC (TEG)


Bronze - Cempel International Transportation Consulting, Traffic Control Corporation


Public - Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways

Photo credit to Craig Jakobsen for documenting such a great night!

November 2022 Technical Webinar - Competitive Grants

On November 16th, IL-ITE hosted a technical webinar covering The Fundamentals of Competitive Transportation Grants. The webinar was hosted by Tammy Wierciak and Seema Wadia from Metro Strategies Group, and provided excellent insight into the process of various infrastructure grants.

The presentation provided an overview of various regional, state, and federal transportation grant programs including new programs under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA). Participants learned some tips and strategies to:

  • Identify and pursue appropriate opportunities

  • Leverage multiple funding sources

  • Make your application stand out

The webinar provided 1.0 PDH hours to professional development, and can be watched in its entirety here.