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Employer Funding Resolution
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Employer Funding Resolution

At its July 17, 2024, regular meeting, the Retirement Board ("Board") of the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (the "Fund") passed a funding resolution setting forth the statutorily required employer contribution from the City of Chicago (the "City) for the City's budget year 2025 with payment to be made to the Fund in 2026. Under Article 6 of the Illinois Pension Code, the statutory employer contribution owed to the Fund in 2025 is $445,321,101 and contains the following elements:

  • The actuarially calculated required statutory contribution of $442,733,000 [ILCS 40, Act 5, Article 6-165(a)], the Retiree Healthcare (OPEB) Subsidy of $780,000 [40 ILCS 5/6-164.2], the Exempt Rank Contribution of $1,666,101 [ILCS 40, Act 5, Section 6-211(g)], and the Death Benefit Contribution of $142,000 [ILCS 40, Act 5, Section 6-168].
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2024 Board Meetings

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Board Meetings

Member Trustee Election Information

Under provisions of the Illinois Pension Code, an election will be held to fill the office of Active Firefighter Member Trustee of The Retirement Board. The position will become vacant on December 1, 2024, because of the expiration of the term of an incumbent. Ballots will be mailed to all active members eligible to vote no later than September 18, 2024.

Click here to see the posted election notice for more details

All members are encouraged to exercise their right to vote.

Pre-Retirement Seminar

The 2025 Spring 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, April 26, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Registration is limited to 120 and we are at capacity for the spring event. We have tentatively set the Fall Pre-Retirement Seminar for September 27 at the same venue. 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

Observed Holidays

Office Closed:

  • New Year's Holiday Observed
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
  • Lincoln's Birthday Observed
  • President's Day
  • Pulaski Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth Observed
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day/Indigenous People Day
  • Veteran’s Day
  • Thanksgiving (Thursday and Friday)
  • Christmas Holiday Observed