Kickoff your first evening in town by joining up with savvy friends & family members to compete in the ILICA Trivia
Challenge while enjoying delicious hors d'oeuvres!

Pathway Ministries will share encouragement rooted in their mission of offering hope, restoration, and Christ centered support to individuals and families in need. Drawing from their work in Peoria, where they provide residential programs, community outreach, and faith based guidance, their message will focus on practical spiritual renewal and the power of compassion in everyday life.

Doug is a seasoned industry expert with decades of field and training experience. Installers, pumpers, and portable sanitation technicians will receive 3 CEUs from this inclusive training

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Join us for an exclusive tour of Komatsu’s Peoria manufacturing facility, where some of the world’s largest electric-drive mining haul trucks are brought to life.

Join the ILICA Ladies for a special food focused experience featuring a hands-on cooking/tasting demonstration that will blend creativity, learning, and plenty of laughs.

Bid on your favorite items from model toys to tools and everything in between during the Live Auction benefiting the Illinois LICA Scholarship Fund!

Join the ladies for shopping, discovering hidden treasures, and enjoying great food and fellowship! Explore some of the area’s unique thrift and vintage shops, including The Pickers Daughter, where you’re sure to find something special and enjoy a delicious and relaxing lunch at the Emerald Tea Room. Come ready to shop, sip, savor, and enjoy a wonderful time together! Meet at the registration desk for car pooling.

This presentation by JULIE's Brian MacKenzie will cover how to properly use the Positive Response System, why it matters for safety and legal compliance, and how it protects operators from violations and liability. JULIE’s newest ticket entry software features and benefits will also be showcased.

Are you a contractor that installs tile drainage and water management systems? Do your designs account for current and future client needs? Do you design for a field, watershed, and community? Join this experienced panel session to learn more about drainage system and water management system design considerations. You will hear tips, learnings, and experiences from a few ILICA contractor perspectives.

Business transitions are about more than completing a transaction. They are about preparing a business for continued success, helping an owner navigate one of the most significant financial and personal decisions of their life, and positioning the next owner for long-term success. This session will explore how business owners can evaluate the readiness of their company for a future transition, identify the characteristics of an ideal successor or buyer, and align an eventual ownership change with their retirement and financial planning goals. Attendees will also gain insight into the buyer's perspective and learn how thoughtful preparation can help create fair and sustainable outcomes for both parties. Whether ownership is transferred to a family member, key employee, management team, or outside buyer, a successful transition requires preparation long before a transaction takes place. Participants will leave with a framework for preparing the business, the owner, and the next owner for the next chapter.

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What is the IL Works Bid Credit Program, and how can it benefit you as a contractor? Join our educational session to find out! This session is designed to give you a foundational understanding of the Office of IL Works and why it plays an important role in State funded contracting. The educational session will briefly explore the origin of the Office of IL Works, established through the Jobs Program Act (2019), then shift the main focus to the fundamentals of the Bid Credit Program, explaining how you as a contractor can earn and redeem bid credits to strengthen your competitiveness when bidding on State funded projects!