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RSVP for the Fall Pre-Retirement Seminar
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RSVP for the Fall Pre-Retirement Seminar

Plan to attend the Fall Pre-Retirement Seminar on September 28, 2024, 7:30am-2:30pm at the Wintrust Scout Lounge and Auditorium, Guaranteed Rate Field. The seminar will cover the FABF application process, healthcare options in retirement, social security, wills and estate planning, wellness, long-term care planning, deferred compensation utilization, and overall financial planning. Please contact the Fund at (312) 726-5823 or via email at seminar@fabf.org to confirm participation - seating is limited to 120 and spouses are welcome. 

Pre-Retirement Seminar Materials

The presentations below cover information that will be shared at the upcoming Pre-Retirement Seminar.

Pre-Retirement Seminar Announcement

Pre-Retirement Seminar Agenda Handout 

FABF Retirement Process Handout
Tier 1 Estimator (Estimator Example)
Sample Estimate Letter (Request an Estimate Here)
T Cody Sounder Retirement Article 2024

City of Chicago Retiree Healthcare Overview
City of Chicago Resources Handout

Source 1 Benefits Retiree Healthcare Overview

Social Security and Government Pensions
Chicago Police & Fire Book— Order Form
Government Pension Offset
Windfall Elimination Provision

Will and Estate Planning

Self Care in Retirement 
FireStrong.org Link

Approaching Retirement— Nationwide Deferred Compensation Plan

Longterm Care Retirement Planning

"Let's put this together— A Financial Blueprint."

 

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2024 Board Meetings

To review Board Meeting dates and documents, please click the link below.

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