New RN Grad moving to Chicago...help with applying for license!

[chicagobound2010]

I currently live in Ohio and I will be graduating in 4 weeks from The University of Akron. My fiance and I are moving to Chicago over the summer, so I have been looking for RN positions around the Chicagoland area. I have also been researching how to apply for the Illinois nursing license because the process is a little different than what we have learned about in Ohio. I am frustrated because I cant seem to get anyone on the phone to help me understand what all the steps are for applying (I want to be sure I do not miss anything..I would like to take the NCLEX in mid-June).

My questions are:

1. Can I apply for licensure online?

2. If I do apply online, can I do that now? Or do I have to wait until after commencement?

3. If I apply now, before commencement and I apply online, will it matter that the ED-NUR form does not get there until after commencement?

I don't know if I sound like a complete idiot, but it is difficult trying to organize everything 7 hours away..especially when no one seems to understand my questions!!

Thank you! :redbeathe

[caliotter3]

Go to their website and see if their application form, which should be there, is the type that can be downloaded and also can be filled out online. Usually the instructions for filling out the form will make it clear that it can be filled out online. It might say that when you have filled it out online that it can not be saved, so you have to print a copy for your records.