Partial Portal Closure and Project Application Unavailability May 27 – June 2, 2025

The 2024–25 Illinois Shines Program Year will close on the evening of Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. CDT. At that time the ability for Approved Vendors to create, revise, submit, and batch project applications will be paused within the Portal until the launch of the 2025–26 Program Year on June 2, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. CDT. All Disclosure Form functionality including the ability to create, submit, and sign Disclosure Forms will be fully available during this Program pause period.

The Program Administrator would like to thank all Program Participants for another successful year.

Important Information:

  • All Disclosure Form functionality, including the ability to create and submit Disclosure Forms and obtain signatures, will be available during the pause between Program Years
  • Access to project applications and batches will be unavailable in the Illinois Shines Portal from 8:00 p.m. CDT on May 27, 2025, through 8:00 a.m. CDT on June 2, 2025.
  • Project data may be exported from the Application Dashboard prior to the pause. To export data, navigate to Menu: Vendor -> Project Applications -> View. Then apply your preferred Search Filters in the column headings. When you’re ready to export, select the “Export Project Data” button at the top of the page.

For questions, please contact the Program Administrator at [email protected].

Thank you!
Illinois Shines Program
[email protected]