"Committed to developing and promoting a responsible outdoor advertising medium for advertisers, consumers and the general public throughout the state of Illinois"

The Outdoor Advertising Association of Illinois (OAAI) is a not-for-profit trade association representing outdoor advertising companies who conduct business in the state of Illinois . OAAI was established in 1895 to protect the interests, rights, and privileges of the outdoor advertising medium as they may be affected by legislative, administrative or judicial action. OAAI is committed to developing and promoting a responsible outdoor advertising medium for advertisers, consumers and the general public throughout the state of Illinois . Our Association is governed by a ten member board and administered by a full-time staff whose office is headquartered in Springfield , Illinois. We invite you to learn more about OAAI and the outdoor advertising medium through the information provided on this site. If you need further assistance beyond the information that has been provided here, please feel free to contact OAAI directly.

ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD JANUARY 21, 2010 in CHICAGO
Hyatt Regency Chicago will be the new conference site!
The Outdoor Advertising Association will hold its 109th Annual Meeting in Chicago on January 22, 2009 at the downtown Hyatt Regency Chicago. The 2010 program line-up is being coordinated now and registration material will go out in late November.

A block of rooms is being held at the Hyatt for $99.00 per night. The cut off date to reserve your room is December 20, 2009. Reservations can be made by calling 312-565-1234. Please be sure to tell the reservationist you are with a group and provide them the name of the association to ensure you get the proper rate. Please note, the group rate will be offered three days prior and post of the official event date, based on availability for those of you who wish to extend your visit to Chicago.

For more information, please contact Rose Trader at 217-522-6224.

Third Judicial Court Denies IDOT Complaint
IDOT V. Drury Displays
In 2007 the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) brought a petition before the Third Judicial Court of Madison County, against Drury Displays, to abate nuisance and to enjoin the use of a billboard that the outdoor company had repaired after an April 2006 storm knocked the board down and severaly damaged it. The DOT claimed that the billboard exceeded the fifty percent rule when replacing the uprights, and therefore, exceeded "repair" and should not have been rebuilt. Drury Displays, an outdoor company who is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri but operates billboard markets in Illinois, responded citing Department of Transportatio v. Kellyer Development Corp., 462 N.E. 2d 532, 78 ILL.Dec. 413 (5 Dist 122.1984) in which the appellate court concluded that replacement of an existing, non-conforming sign is"repair", as a matter of law, and therefore, the replacement sign should be permitted to continue as a non-conforming use under its prior registration. On March 4, 2009 the Third Judicial Court of Madison Count denied IDOT's petition, citing IDOT v. Keller Developments decision stating that the DOT's interpretation of Fifty Percent Rule, was not the intest of the statutory definition. To read the entire court decision of IDOT V. Drury Dipalys, please click here.

Illinois Admininstrative Rulemaking Process
Law basically exists in 4 forms: constitutional law, statutory law, administrative law and case law. Legislation creates specific restrictions, authorites and programs, Administrative law adds the detail often necessary to implement statutory law. To learn how the Administrative Rule process works click here to read more.