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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 21:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RN and APRN License Renewal - Extension</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>You may have already received this notice as a licensed nurse, but if not, please read:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="background: white; line-height: 18.75pt;"><span style="color: black;">You are receiving this email because you are a licensed <b>Registered Professional Nurse (RN), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN),&nbsp; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse – Full Practice Authority (APRN-FPA), or RN CE Sponsor, and you may also hold an APRN-FPA Controlled Substance license or an APRN Controlled Substance</b> license with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).</span></p><p style="background: white; line-height: 18.75pt;"><span style="color: black;">The deadline to renew your license <b>without a late fee</b> has been extended to <b>June 30, 2026</b>.</span></p><p style="background: white; line-height: 18.75pt;"><span style="color: black;">Please renew online at: <a href="https://online-dfpr.micropact.com/">eLicense Online</a></span></p><p style="background: white; line-height: 18.75pt;"><span style="color: black;">If you need assistance accessing the Online Portal, you may use the resources below or contact our Call Center at <b>1-800-560-6420</b> and follow the prompts for Portal Support. To go directly to the Portal Support queue, press <b>1</b> when prompted.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: black;">• Retrieve your portal username (if you previously set up security questions) here: </span><em><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://lists.illinois.gov/t/2800404/186632629/9855/6/"><span style="font-style: normal;">User Guide</span></a></span></em></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: black;">• Reset your portal password here: </span><em><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://idfpr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idfpr/forms/online/password-reset-guide.pdf"><span style="font-style: normal;">User Guide</span></a></span></em></p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Illinois Magnet with Distinction Hospitals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Illinois hospitals are awesome - earning 16% of the nation's <a href="https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/nursing/the-only-5-hospitals-to-earn-magnets-top-honor/?origin=BHRE&amp;utm_source=BHRE&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=newsletter&amp;oly_enc_id=5001F3478578E8Z">Magnet with Distinction honors</a>!</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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