News
02/18/2026
Time for a license check!
Have you checked your funeral home and/or your funeral directors license account lately?
02/09/2026
2026 Education Foundation Scholarship Applications are Due March 27th!
Are you a student or do you know a student looking for some assistance to help pay for tuition? Already licensed and longing to attend some professional development but could use a little assistance? If so, read on!
01/22/2026
Fraudulent Email Targeting ILLINOIS Licensees
The ILLINOIS Department has received reports of a scam email targeting licensees.
01/20/2026
The Best Gift: A Healthy Heart
One of the most meaningful ways to care for someone you love is by protecting your own heart—and encouraging them to do the same.
01/07/2026
Long Term Care & Medicare
Turning 65 is an important milestone—and it also marks a time when planning for future care becomes essential.
12/17/2025
MasterChoice Year End Reports
Check your email (including your spam folder)! If we don't have an email address those reports were mailed via USPS.
12/17/2025
2026 Consumer Protection Fund
Renew your certificate of authority by March 1, 2026. Payments into the consumer protection fund have been suspended for 2026
11/18/2025
2026 Membership Dues were Due January 1, 2026!
Membership dues are past due! If you choose not to renew, your membership will be inactive as of January 31, 2026.
09/30/2025
Scam Targeting Funeral Homes
Several of our member funeral homes recently reported an incident that raised concerns about a potential memorial service scam.
06/25/2025
Medicaid Allowances Increased
July 1, 2025
A quick reminder that at-need outside Medicaid allowances increase by $100 for funeral and cemetery effective July 1.
06/04/2025
IFDA Convention
CE's have been posted to your transcript and convention photos are available!
