Registration Deadline: January 16, 2026

 

 

Registration Deadline

January 16, 2026

Participation registration deadline. Verification sent within 24 hours of completed registration.

Employee Email Address Request Sent

January 21, 2026

A link for the email submission area is sent to the primary contact to upload employee email addresses for survey distribution (online participants)

Add-On Deadline

January 21, 2026

Deadline for any additional survey options

Employee Confirmation Checklist Deadline

January 21, 2026

Employee confirmation checklist is due (paper method participants)

Employee Email Address Submission Deadline

January 23, 2026

Employee email addresses are due 

Employer Assessment Sent

January 23, 2026

A link to the Employer Assessment is sent to the contact at each of the registered companies

Surveys Sent Out (Paper Method)

January 30, 2026

If applicable, the paper version of the Employee Feedback Survey and business reply envelopes are sent to applicable organizations (paper method participants)

Employer Assessment Deadline

February 6, 2026

Completed Employer Assessments are due

Surveys Sent Out (Online Method)

February 13, 2026

Employee Feedback Surveys sent via email

Paper Survey Deadline (Paper Method)

February 20, 2026

Deadline for paper version of the Employee Feedback Survey

Survey Deadline

February 27, 2026

Employee Feedback Surveys are due

Participant Notifications Sent

March 2026

Notifications are sent to the participants

Employee Feedback Data Dashboard

April 2026

Employee Feedback Data Dashboard access is sent

Event Date and Publication

May 2026

Event date (May) and publication date (June) for “Best Places to Work in Illinois”