
Episode 19 - Ben LeRoy, AICP
Join us as we sit down with Ben LeRoy, AICP and JD!Ben is an academic advisory and instructor at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign with a great planning story to share. A highlight is our discussion about pla

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Join us as we sit down with Ben LeRoy, AICP and JD!Ben is an academic advisory and instructor at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign with a great planning story to share. A highlight is our discussion about pla

Are you excited for the 2025 APA-IL State Conference? Join in our chat with Phil Green, AICP, the Chairman of this year's Conference. Andy Cross is joined by co-host Katie Ashbaugh to talk about the theme of this year's

Join host Andy Cross as he sits down with Jane Wilberding,AICP. Jane is a Senior Mobility Manager with HNTB and is a national thought leader on parking reform. She’s a board member and co-founder of the Parking Reform Ne

Join host Andy Cross as he sits down with Bruce Knight, FAICP, the Planning and Development Director for the City of Champaign. Bruce has been with the City for 36 years. During that time he was the APA President from 20

Join host Andy Cross as he sits down with Jason Berry, AICP,the Economic and Community Development Director in the Village of Lemont. Theytalk about what makes the south side of Chicago special, exciting andinnovative ap

Live from the 2024 APA-IL State Conference! Each year, APA-IL presents awards for plans that advance the science and art of planning. Join some of the planners and staff behind one of this year’s award-winning plans for

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The theme for this episode is “Passon for Planning.” Andy Cross, AICP sits down with Charlotte Obodzinski, AICP, the Department Manager with the Priority Project Management Office at Pace Suburban Bus, to talk about her

The new season of the APA-IL Chapter’s Podcast “Only Planners in the Building” has begun! With the new year, many of us welcome new members to our commissions and boards. So we’re kicking things off with Part Two of our

Only Planners in the Building does what planners do best and makes friends with ELGL's Gov Love podcast to bring you this LIVE special. Join Andy Cross, AICP, and GovLove Host Dan Bolin, as they sit down with Abigail Ros

Our host Andy Cross, AICP sits down with Michael Blue, FAICP, Mercy Davison, AICP, Gabby Mattingly, AICP, and Phil Green, AICP to talk, well, AICP! With the Fall 2023 window coming up for the exam, this episode will give

Benson Ottawa has a special message for attendees of the APAIL2023 Murder Mystery Dinner.

We took things in a different direction for this episode. Instead of meeting with an Illinois planner, our stalwart host, Andy Cross, AICP, sat down with Susan Rose, Chair of the Elmhurst Plan Commission to talk about wh

Cristen Hardin, Project Manager with PGAV Planners sits down with Andy Cross, AICP to discuss her journey into planning via accounting.

Kim Porter, AICP, Community Planner with the FAA, chats with Andy Cross, AICP about her storied and varied planning career, her brief flirtation with the FBI, the value of the AICP accreditation, and all of the people th

Your host Andy Cross, AICP chats all things planning and sushi with Jon Oliphant, Planning & Development Director for Washington, Illinois.

Your intrepid host Andy Cross, AICP sits down with Courtney Kashima, AICP of Muse Community + Design, and Sara Egan, Awards Chair and Planner & Landscape Architect with Design Workshop. Also, we enter the Deep Freeze wit

APA Illinois' own Professional Development Officer joins our host, Andy Cross, AICP for a chat. Also, we recap the 2022 State Conference, and Executive Director Paula Freeze joins us for some seasonal updates! Bone apple

Andy Cross, AICP sits down with Paula Freeze, Executive Director of the Illinois Chapter of the APA to discuss his career, what led him to chairing the 2022 Conference, and what attendees can expect from their adventures

Welcome to Only Planners in the Building, the brand new official podcast from the Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association! Join your intrepid host Andy Cross, AICP and subscribe now!
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Phil Green
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Susan Rose
Vice President of Strategic Marketing & Advisory Services · Elmhurst Plan Commission
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Kim Porter
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Pace Suburban Bus
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Town of Normal
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Cristen Hardin
PGAV Planners
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Washington, Illinois
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Design Workshop
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