Works to maintain your right to be certified.

Administers the RPR, RMR, RDR, CRR and CLVS examinations and publishes the dates of the tests in Ad Infinitum.

Monitors, promotes, and lobbies to pass legislation favorable to the interest of court reporters, captioners and CART providers. Monitors legislation affecting our professions on a statewide and national basis through both our Legislative Committee and our lobbyist.

Sponsors an annual two-day conference and a one-day seminar including continuing education and the latest in reporting technology.

Publishes the Ad Infinitum, a quarterly newsletter containing the newest up-to-the-minute reporting developments throughout the state, highlights of board meetings, advertisements of vendors and agency owners, and names and telephone numbers of ILCRA officers.

Serves as an affiliated state unit of the National Court Reporters Association.

Publishes a membership directory which includes the CSR Act, Court Reporters’ Act, Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, Transcript Act, and ILCRA Bylaws, as well as member information.

Awards a Student Scholarship, a Distinguished Service Award, an Award of Excellence for an Outstanding Educator and conducts a speed contest each year.

Offers an Online Student Mentor Program.

Promotes student recruitment.

Organizes letter-writing campaigns on issues affecting our professions.

Offers members significantly reduced rates for the conventions and seminars.

Sends representative members to legislative boot camps, leadership conferences and the national convention for training and education.

Provides reporters for demonstrations on request and attend career days throughout the state.

Provides a court reporters network through our ListServe program which allows ILCRA to immediately be in touch with members via e-mail.
Serves the membership with an 800 phone number, 1-800-656-2467 and a website www.ilcra.org.

Provides a full-time staff person, our Executive Director, to assist members.