Member Benefits

• 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 profession 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 online Student Mentor Program.
• Promotes student recruitment.
• Organizes letter-writing campaigns on issues affecting our profession.
• Offers members reduced rates for 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 a toll-free telephone number (800.656.2467) and Web site.
• Provides a full-time staff person, our This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , to assist members.

MEMBERSHIP DUES

Professional Member - For Court Reporters               $95

Associate Member  - Instructor $35    Student $25    Vendor $45    Retired $25   Other $45