Our May Membership meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Erie Cafe in Chicago.  The evening will begin with an opening reception at 6:00pm and dinner and program to follow at 6:30pm.

This year's tour is taking place at Goose Island Brewery in Chicago. 

PCA members will have the opportunity to tour the brewery led by a Goose Island Brewmaster, to hear about their brewing process and a little bit of history behind Goose Island Brewing.  For more details and to register click on the link: Summer Tour Registration 2022.  

This year we invited the WSA, Kankakee/Iroquois Association and LU 130 to participate in the Chicago Area Plumbing Hall of Fame, making this unique honor inclusive of our industry.  We accepted nominations in three categories:

• Contractor Leader
• Union Leader
• Industry Leader (supplier, manufacturer, contractor, trust fund employee or trustee, etc.)

Nominations are now closed. Additional details on the inductees and the Hall of Fame event will be posted here in April.  Stay tuned!

Our 2022 Winter Social was held at Jen's Guesthouse, which provided a beautiful backdrop for our celebration. A slideshow of some of the evening's highlights can be found here

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot recently announced an initiative to launch the City’s long-awaited Lead Service Line Replacement Program. The City is offering two methods of City-assisted replacement: The Equity Lead Service Line Replacement Program for low-income residents and the Homeowner-Initiated Lead Service Line Replacement Program.

As our PCA contractors and PCA Associate members continue to prepare their businesses and offices for preventing the spread of the coronavirus, our Association recommends that you take the time to review the following articles and links concerning best practices for employers related to coronavirus.

Senate Bill 75, Public Act 101-0221 was signed into law by Governor Pritzker in August 2019. Under this Act, Illinois employers are required to train employees on sexual harassment prevention by December 31, 2020, and on an annual basis thereafter.

The PCA “Health & Safety Manual” is available exclusively to all PCA contractors at no cost. The document compiled by PCA safety consultant Roger Paveza, President of Vista Safety Consulting, LLC, features interactive functionality. Click here to access the manual.

Please note: PCA contractors must be registered on our website in order to view and customize the manual.

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• City of Chicago Plumbing License Written Exam Schedule for 2022
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