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Scam Alert: Fake Emails Impersonating CPO-HE

Be alert for fraudulent emails attempting to steal your banking information, login credentials, credit card details, or attempting to request payments. The Chief Procurement Office for Public Institutions of Higher Education (CPO-HE) will never request financial information or payments via email or text message and only in limited circumstances request personal information. To confirm official communications and legitimate emails from the CPO-HE, email eec.cpohe@illinois.gov.

Join CPO-HE staff for our Office Hours training series. This series aims to connect, educate, and empower vendors and community members about doing business with public institutions of higher education and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA). Visit our Training Page calendar for details.

Join the CPO-HE staff at the State of Illinois Vendor Summit on 10/29/2026, in Springfield. Visit the Event Page for details.

2026 State of Illinois Vendor Summit

In Person Event
Join the CPO-HE office at the 2026 State of Illinois Vendor Summit, hosted by the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS), on 10/29/2026. To register for free, please follow the CMS registration link below.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
08:30 AM to 03:30 PM CDT
Crowne Plaza Springfield
  • 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy
  • Springfield, IL 62703

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Physical Address:

Chief Procurement Office
University of Illinois Springfield
WUIS Building
2340 Theodore Dreiser Lane
Springfield, IL 62703

Mailing Address:

Chief Procurement Office
University of Illinois Springfield
One University Plaza – MS 77
Springfield, IL 62703

Phone: (217) 558-5143

eec.cpohe@illinois.gov

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