Announcements
Trio Wins Bid for November 2010 All-Grade Tournament at Whitney Young
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- Written by Garrett Scott Garrett Scott
- Created: 16 February 2010 16 February 2010
The ICA Bid Committee recently went through its initial trial, reviewing two bids for the 2010 Illinois All Grade Championship. Six committee members had input on the bid and participated in a thorough and lively email discussion of the options before us. The committee ultimately recommended to the Executive Board that it approve the bid submitted by Paul Kash (Whitney Young), Zack Fishman (Chess Education Partners) and Michael Cardinale (Youth Chess Foundation of Chicago). The Executive Board unanimously approved our recommendation at its February 11th meeting.
Cooperative Effort Leads to New ICA Committees
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- Created: 09 December 2009 09 December 2009
Joint efforts by dedicated people from the Illinois Chess Association and CoChess led to the establishment on November 11th of two new standing committees in the ICA. The Youth Committee will focus on building youth chess in the state. The Bid Committee will manage the procurement of bids and awarding of contracts for ICA events, both youth and adult.
The two new committees are the result of recommendations from two temporary task forces set up by the two groups in early September.
Web Page and Forum Registration
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- Created: 03 August 2009 03 August 2009
Welcome to the newly designed web page. The page is driven by Joomla 1.5, an open source, content management system (CMS). A CMS allows non-programmers to contribute directly to the page. We hope it will allow many kinds of community participation that were impossible before.
Navigation is not fully developed yet, but here are a few hints. The top links are very nearly the same as they were on the old page. Sub menus will appear at the bottom on the left as you click on the various top menu items. The "Main Menu" on the left is where new developments will happen. There are already some new sections, like Youth News and Club News. More will follow.
Create an account on the Web Page. Once you have verified your account, and your account has been approved, it will work for the Forum, too. You need to do this even if you were registered on the old Forum.
Join us on the Forum. Your opinions and comments are welcome.
Sincerely,
Tom Sprandel
President
Call for 2017 USCF Delegates
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- Created: 18 October 2016 18 October 2016
The ICA is calling for delegates to the 2017 USCF Annual Delegates Meeting, taking place August 5-6, 2017 in Norfolk, VA.
If you wish to serve, please submit your request to Bill Buklis, ICA President, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than November 20, 2016.
The specific ICA Bylaws related to this appointment are provided below.
Taylor Replaces Franklin as ICA Chicago-area VP
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Created: 07 November 2016 07 November 2016
David Franklin has accepted a position as Solicitor General for the Attorney General of Illinois necessitating his resignation from the ICA Board.
http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/pressroom/2016_07/20160714b.html
Franklin, a strong Expert -- and a DePaul law professor -- provided guidance and wisdom on a number of topics during his tenure on the board.
Kevin Taylor, already a board member at large, assumed the Chicagoland vice president role in August and will serve out the remaining few months of the term.