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Notice of Active Member Elections 2025
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Notice of Active Member Elections 2025

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, 2025, 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 17, 2025. All members are encouraged to exercise their right to vote. 

Active in-service members should confirm their current address with the City of Chicago Office of Public Safety Administration. Members who are in disability status are encouraged to have their current address registered with the Fund Office. A list of members eligible to be a candidate and to receive a mailed ballot for the fall election will be finalized as of August 31, 2025.

2025 Active Trustee Election Fall Lottery Ballot Posting

2025 Notice of Election_Active Member Trustee

2025 Election Rules_Active Firefighter Member Trustee

2025 Exhibit A_Active Firefighter Member Trustee

2025 Exhibit B_Active Firefighter Member Trustee

2025 Exhibit C_Active Firefighter Member Trustee

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2025 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 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 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 11, 2026, 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