Julie Rae Jennings

Contact julie before you dig and stay safe. Julie works to prevent damage to illinois underground utilities by connecting homeowners and professional excavators with member utility companies via our free and easy facility notification center. Call at least 2 days, not including the day you contact julie, before you plan to dig and an agent will assist you with your locate request.

Learn about julie’s positive response system launching in 2025. Understand what happens after submitting a julie request. Learn when you must contact julie before digging in illinois.

Learn what the julie markings and colors represent. Explore julie’s member resources, safety tools, rte, training, law updates, and guidance to support excavation safety and protect illinois communities. The use of an electronic positive response system, offered through julie, is now required for all excavators and facility owners or operators.