phecke
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I agree with what phecke said. I know engineers who did what he stated, and the few who wanted an actual SE license, applied to a state that issues one.
xjggre - not sure of the specific requirements in IL for an SE, can't image that they are much different from any other state.
My original license was in a PE state, I just took the SE exam to get it. Has helped out a ton in the long run professionally/career-wise. The SE after your name really means something to people in the know.
As I said above, IL is basically the same as other states, just you need the SE exam (obviously) and the education and experience requirements are a bit more stringent.