Report to Participants for fall 2024 can be acessed here

FABF Welcomes You

The Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (FABF), established in 1887, was created for the purpose of providing retirement, disability, death, and survivor benefits for fire service employees and their dependents. They are employed under the provisions of the Municipal Personnel Ordinance of the City of Chicago. This site is intended to assist these employees and their dependents in planning for retirement and managing their benefits by providing tools and resources such as the retirement estimator, news regarding the Fund, event details and required forms. The Fund is governed by Chapter 40, Act 5, Article 6 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.

About FABF

Looking for Board policies and resolutions? A list of current Trustees? A list of current Vendors and Consultants? Want to contact the senior staff? We’ve got all this gathered for you here.

Board of Trustees >FOIA >Board Policies and Resolutions >

FABF Members

Fire service employees —Active, Annuitants and Dependents— can find information regarding their benefits, Tier 1 & 2 definitions, retirement estimators and a summary of benefits here.

Summary of Benefits >Tier 1 Definition >Tier 2 Definition >

Investments

How are the assets allocated? Want a list of current Investment Managers? What is the Investment Policy?

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Meetings

Monthly retirement board meetings are held typically at 8:30am on the third Wednesday of the month at the Fund Office. They are open to membersand the public.

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Fund Reports

Regulatory reports, reports to participants (past and current) as well as audited and actuarial reports can all be found here.

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Current News

Social Security Update

On November 12th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws that reduce or even eliminate Social Security benefits for millions of public service workers.

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EMWQ Support Continues

The Fund continues to support for the neediest widows and children of the Chicago Fire Department. Widows whose monthly pension is at the current minimum and all children under the age of 18 whose parent member died while in active service of the Chicago Fire Department will receive $1,100 in financial assistance this holiday season. 

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Important Dates

Investment Committee Board Meeting, December 13th

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Board Meeting, December 16th

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