August 18, 2017 – Springfield – HB3322, Amending the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989, has been approved by both the House and Senate and by the Governor, and becomes effective on January 1, 2018. Changes to the Act include changing the term “Land Surveyor in Training (LSIT)” designation to “Survey Intern”, which designation does…
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Illinois Boundary Law and Legal Description Interpretation
October 25, 2017 – Downers Grove – Dick Bales, Co‐Author of the ALTA / NSPS Land Title Survey Standards, Attorney and Assistant Regional Counsel for Chicago Title Insurance Company completed a two‐part presentation of “Illinois Boundary Law and Legal Description Interpretation” to over 60 local land surveyors at the Rockwood Tap House. Mr. Bales is a…
Revised Illinois Land Surveyor’s Act Takes Effect
January 1, 2018 – Springfield, IL – The revised Illinois Land Surveyor’s Act of 1989 is now in effect. Revisions to the Act include the definition of the terms “Original Survey”, “Retracement Survey”, “Boundary Law Principles” and “Standard of Care”. Other new terms include “Survey Intern”, which replaces “Land Surveyor in Training” and “Certificate of…
Land Surveyors in American History
To honor National Surveyors Week (March 17-23), we want to highlight a few land surveyors who have impacted our country. Notably, these surveyors also happened to be U.S. Presidents. They played a big role in making our country what it is today. Past presidents of the United States are often remembered for individual accomplishments, but…
Dick Bales Honored By Illinois Land Surveyors
Feb. 2022 – Springfield – The Northeast Chapter of the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association (IPLSA), along with the IPLSA, published a reference book containing over 30 years of Dick Bales’ lectures, presentations and seminars given to Illinois surveyors entitled “Land Boundaries and Easements in Illinois”. This book was dedicated to him for his contributions…
Illinois Land Survey Minimum Standards of Practice Revised
Effective January 6, 2023 – The IDFPR Division of Professional Regulation Design Unit announced the approval of the revised Title 68 Illinois Administrative Code 1270 rules, which affect the Minimum Standards of Practice for Illinois Land Surveyors. The new rules include revisions to “Boundary Surveys”, “Subdivision Surveys”, “Topographic Surveys” (expanded to include “Topographic Maps”) and…