The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Division of Fisheries is now using an online application system through the www.ifishillinois.org website for fishing clubs and tournament organizers to apply for tournament permits, and is providing up-to-date tournament schedules through the website.
Anyone interested in tournament fishing in Illinois can go to the www.ifishillinois.org website, click on the map on the homepage, find a body or bodies of water they’re interested in, and see a list of approved and pending tournaments at the bottom of the webpages for those bodies of water.
Tournament organizers will also use the online system to register fish harvest data from tournaments to assist fisheries management efforts throughout the state.
source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources