The biennial license renewal for Illinois RNs, APRNs and FPA-APRNs will begin early March 2026.  License renewal is every-other-year, even numbered years. In Spring 2026, the Illinois actively licensed nurses will receive an email from IDFPR informing them when the license renewal portal will be open, that they will need to pay the fee, answer a few questions and renew their license online.  This is the time Illinois licensed nurses will also be able to use the “License Renewals” icon on the IDFPR Nurses page https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/nursing.html   License renewal generally continues through May 31, 2026.  This is also when the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center will offer Illinois licensed nurses the opportunity to participate in a short survey, 5-7 minutes.  All data is reported in aggregate and kept confidential.

Address: To make sure that you receive the IDFPR/Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation email informing you to renew your license, please update your address. For U.S. residents with an Illinois nursing license seeking to change their email address, U.S. mailing address, or phone number, please click on this link to update your information:  https://idfpr.illinois.gov/fpr-applications/licensereprint.html.  This form is not for international residents, who must download a paper form found on that same page.

Continuing Nursing Education (CE) Requirements for License Renewal https://nursing.illinois.gov/nursing-licensure/continuing-education.html The Illinois Nursing Workforce Center website has documents updated with the current CE requirements; a separate resource document for  LPNs, RNs, APRNs and APRN-FPAs and a CE Sponsor continuing education resource document. Each document provides specific current information regarding CE required for license renewal and general CE FAQs. 

LPN License Renewal

The biennial license renewal for Illinois LPNs will begin early November 2026.  License renewal is every-other-year, beginning even numbered years, ending January 31, odd numbered years. In Fall 2026, the Illinois actively licensed LPNs will receive an email from IDFPR informing them when the license renewal portal will be open, that they will need to pay the fee, answer a few questions and renew their license.  This is the time Illinois licensed nurses will also be able to use the “License Renewals” icon on the IDFPR Nurses page https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/nursing.html   License renewal generally continues through January 31.  This is also when the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center will offer Illinois licensed LPNs the opportunity to participate in a short survey, 5-7 minutes.  All data is reported in aggregate.

Fees 

The biennial license renewal fees are in the Illinois Nurse Practice Act Rules https://nursing.illinois.gov/nursing-licensure/nursing-act-rules.html

Illinois Nurse Practice Act Rules, Section 1300.30  Fees

The following fees shall be paid to the Department and are not refundable:

 b)     Renewal Fees

      1)         The fee for the renewal of a practical nurse license shall be calculated at the rate of $40 per year.

      2)         The fee for the renewal of a registered professional nurse license shall be calculated at the rate of $40 per year.

     3)         The fee for the renewal of a license as an advanced practice registered nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse with full practice authority shall be calculated at the rate of $40 per year.

     4)         The fee for renewal of an APRN, LPN or RN continuing education sponsor approval is $250 for 2 years.