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Fall Pre-Retiement Seminar Waitlist

The Fall 2026 Pre-Retirement Seminar will be held at Rate Field (Sox Park) in the CIBC Conference and Learning Center on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Agenda updates and additional details are posted on our website under Pre-Retirement Seminar. 

Registration is limited to 120 participants, and the Fall seminar is currently wait-listed. To confirm your participation for the 2027 Spring seminars - or to cancel if your plans have changed—please contact the Fund by emailing seminar@fabf.org. The Fund will do our best to prioritize waitlist openings to members that are retiring in November and December in 2026. 

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2026 Board Meetings

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Member Trustee Election Information

Under provisions of the Illinois Pension Code, an election was held to fill the office of the Annuitant Member Trustee of the Retirement Board. The new term will run from December 1, 2025, through December 1, 2028.  Click here to see the certified results.

Click here to see the posted election notice for more details

Only one active member candidate registered a ‘Statement of Candidacy’ for the Fall Election. Accordingly, the Election Committee recommended that he be affirmed as the winner of the Active Member Trustee Election. His new term runs through December 1, 2028. Click here to see the certified results.

Click here to see the posted election notice for more details

Pre-Retirement Seminar

The 2026 Fall Pre-Retirement Seminar is scheduled to be held at Guaranteed Rate Field (Sox Park) in the Wintrust Conference and Learning Center. The date for the seminar is Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Registration is limited to 120 and we are at capacity for the spring event. Please register with the Fund via email at seminar@fabf.org to confirm participation or cancel if your plans have changed. 

Click here for more information and planning materials

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