The changes continue at our SLA Illinois Chapter.

By Margaret Quinlan, Manager, Information & Research Center, Illinois CPA Society

A personal crisis happens, like a disabling illness, and a family crosses a thin line between solvency and homelessness. This scenario, repeated millions of times, paints a picture of the U.S. today depicted in Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America by Barbara Ehrenreich.

By Joanne Kiley, Manager of Information Services, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

DineArounds are dinner gatherings of chapter members, in a variety of locations, at the same time. We network, trade work stories, share our interests, and have a good time.

Chapter's 2006 Award Winners

At the 2006 annual business meeting held on Thursday, May 11, at the Union League Club, the Chapter Awards Committee chaired by Cynthia Lesky honored the achievements and dedication of 11 members and one vendor.

By Susan Chenoweth, Past President, SLA-Illinois
Photos by Joel Berger

New Challenges for New Hands

We celebrated our past and contemplated our future at the chapter's annual business meeting May 11 at the Union League Club.

By Laura Ikens, Senior Research Specialist, American Bar Association

Only death and taxes are certain. The success of our SLA chapter is not. The direction of the chapter is the result of careful planning based on the needs of our members, the information environment, and state of the industries where we work. Charting that direction is the work of the Strategic Planning Committee.

The e-mail list for SLA Illinois connects our membership by sending information directly to members’ electronic mailboxes. The e-mail list has undergone some improvements this year in an effort to respond to members’ requests and needs.

By Annalisa Anderson

Annalisa Anderson served as Chairperson of SLA Cares with Kim Whalen, Molly McKenna and Kathleen Gaydar acting as members.

By Laura Ikens

PR Committee Spreads the News

This year, the SLA Public Relations Committee instituted a new method of communicating with chapter members. (Many members had expressed a desire for more streamlined communications, so this task was handed over to the PR Committee.)

By Janet Hartman, Budget and Finance Committee Chair

This is the time of year when we wrap up the chapter year with awards and elections and the annual meeting. But we also look forward to the next chapter year, and the chapter budget is essential to that process. We start in the spring and pass the budget by late summer, so that committees planning their activities for the year will have a framework to work within.

Last year, the budget committee doubled in size, with the addition of Maureen Malinowski. She’s learning the ropes of the budget process, and we work together with the Treasurer and the whole board.