Daily Agenda

Registration Open

7:00 am - 4:00 pm

Prefunction

Devotions

7:30 - 8:30 am

Using God’s Word in song to spread the message of salvation, Mark & Pam Fisher are back again to uplift, encourage, and entertain you with their Gospel music! Their high-energy, toe-tapping presentation incorporates Southern Gospel, traditional, contemporary, and country styles.

Sponsored by: Precision Intakes LTD

Brickyard V

FREE Show Open

9:00 - 11:00 am

Take advantage of your last opportunity to visit over 40 industry vendors and to win $250 trade show dough!

Brickyard I - IV

Break

9:30 - 10:30 am

Sponsored by: Fratco

Brickyard I - IV

Ladies Activity

10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Join the ILICA Ladies for a day of shopping and lunch at Rosie's Pub. Enjoy good company while strolling through a myriad of local artisan and thrift shops, including Cross Roads, Spice Works, Painted Tree, and more. Meet at the registration desk for car pooling.

Sponsored by: Hickenbottom, Inc.

Meet at registration

Associate Committee Meeting

11:00 am

Brickyard I - IV

Education: IDOT Commercial Vehicle Regulations

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Learn all about the various commercial vehicle rules and regulations to keep your company in compliance and prevent downtime. Illinois State Police CVEO, Trooper Ross Drennan, will cover CDL requirements, physical requirements, load securement, weight regulations, hours of service and inspections, safety scores, audits, and more.

Brickyard VI

Lunch

12:00 pm

Sponsored by: Envision Insurance, Consolidated Treatment Systems, Marathon Pipe Line, Grey & Associates, Northland Trenching Equipment, Schlatter's, Inc, Agri Drain Corporation, Precision Intakes LTD

Prefunction

Education: Understanding the Positive Response Requirement for Excavators

1:00 - 2:00 pm

The use of JULIE's Positive Response System became an enforceable requirement on January 1, 2026, meaning excavators must verify and document responses from utility companies before breaking ground. This presentation by JULIE's Brian MacKenzie will explain what excavators need to know about the new mandate, how to properly use PRS, why it matters for safety and legal compliance, and how it protects operators from violations and liability.

Brickyard VI

Exhibitor Teardown

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Brickyard I - IV

Education: Job Costing Edge of Field Practices

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Interested in adding conservation drainage practices to your list of construction services for clients or to diversify your company business model? Learn what it takes to install and job cost these practices, including bioreactors and saturated buffers, from fellow contractors leading the charge in Illinois - Jon Seevers, Seevers Farm Drainage; LaVerne Weber, Grade Solutions; Joe Streitmatter, Streitmatter Land Improvement.

Brickyard VI

Ice Cream Social

3:00 pm

Sponsored by: Prinsco

Prefunction

Education: One Big Beautiful Bill

3:30 - 4:30 pm

Passed in May 2025, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” made many changes to US tax policy & spending. Get all the latest updates on how these changes apply to your company from Dustin Courson, Courson & Associates.

Brickyard VI

Education: LICA Insurance Programs: Past, Present, & Future

4:30 - 5:30 pm

Like all industries, the insurance sector has currently been experiencing various changes with impacts to operations and underwriting that ultimately affect your company’s coverages and policies. Join Prins Insurance’s Bruce Mosier to hear about all these dynamics at play within the industry, as well as to gather insight into LICA’s insurance program benefits from over the years and into the future.

Brickyard VI

Happy Hour

5:30 - 6:30 pm

Sponsored by: Martin Equipment of Illinois

Brickyard I - II

Dinner & Dueling Pianos

6:30 - 9:00 pm

What's the best way to wrap up a great convention? Dinner and a show! Grab some sustenance and enjoy Howl at the Moon's world famous dueling piano show. You can make requests, dance, sing, back-flip, or get your groove on in any manner you prefer, as long as you do it safely and in good company.

Brickyard I - II

Associate Hospitality Room

9:00 pm - 12:00 am

Pop into the Associate Hospitality Room one last time before calling it a night to chat about the day's events and to close out the event in the company of friends.

Host: Springfield Plastics, Inc.

Brookridge