Announcements
ICA Board Election Results
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- Written by ICA Staff ICA Staff
- Created: 23 February 2018 23 February 2018
Last month, the ICA held an election for the five general board member positions. According to the ICA Constitution, at least two of these at-large members shall reside in Cook County or the collar counties (DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will), and at least two shall reside outside those counties. The ballots were counted by the election committee composed of Patrice Connelly, Sam Henderson and Maret Thorpe on 7 February 2018.
The winners were Eva Harrison (38 votes), Michael Lenox (38 votes), Megan Chen (35 votes) for three Chicago metro area positions, and Garrett Scott (write-in, 3 votes) and Murrel Rhodes (write-in, 3 votes) for two downstate positions. The following people also received votes but were not elected: Larry Cohen, Bill Whited, Bill Buklis, Irwin Gaines, Kenneth Marshall, Marc Lonoff, Patrice Connelly, Steve Plotnick, Tom Mikolyzk and Wayne Zimmerle. Congratulations to all!
2018 Illinois Tour Schedule Announced
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- Written by Cindy Whited Cindy Whited
- Created: 19 December 2017 19 December 2017
The ICA Board of Directors has approved the 2018 Illinois Tour Schedule. The Tim Just Winter Open will kick off the tour on January 6-7 and the Illinois Class will again conclude the tour. The David Mote Memorial held on March 3rd in Springfield is a newcomer to the schedule. Please see the complete schedule below.
ICA Election cycle underway - Call for Nominations
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- Written by ICA Staff ICA Staff
- Created: 26 November 2017 26 November 2017
The ICA election cycle for five at-large ICA board members has begun.
In order for your name to appear on the ballot, you must state your willingness to serve and submit 10 declarations of support from ICA members by December 20th. Nominations should be submitted to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The election cycle is beginning late this year and as such a different schedule will be used. The schedule is as follows:
November 27th - Notice of election and call for Nominations
December 20th - Nominations are due
December 20th - Membership deadline to be eligible to vote
January 1st - Deadline for distribution of ballots
January 16th - Last day to mail ballots
January 21st - Counting of ballots
February 1st - General board members take office
ICA's 2017 Annual Meeting Scheduled for November 18
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- Written by ICA Staff ICA Staff
- Created: 08 November 2017 08 November 2017
The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Illinois Chess Association will be held Saturday, November 18 at Naperville North High School.
Agenda is pending, but the meeting should commence around 7:00 pm.
Earlier in the day, Warren Scholars and ICA Rising Stars will receive training, followed by a blitz tournament and an awards banquet.
The winner of the Natalie Broughton Award will be announced at the banquet. (Cancelled)
Opportunities Available To Serve as Delegate to US Chess Business Meetings in Wisconsin During Late Summer of '18
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Created: 01 November 2017 01 November 2017
Late next summer, representatives from most states will convene in Middleton, WI (outside Madison) to discuss updates to the US Chess rulebook and matters of importance in the governance of the nation's primary chess organization.
Based on its membership, Illinois is currently authorized to send five delegates, along with multiple alternates.
Under ICA bylaws, notice is required to be "posted on the ICA website at least 30 days in advance of such selection" and shall ask those interested in serving in these positions "apply in writing and confirm their ability and intent to attend."