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Update on Retro Check Pension Contributions
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Update on Retro Check Pension Contributions

The City’s Department of Finance – Payroll (DOF) notified the FABF that certain members were impacted by a payroll processing error that failed to properly deduct pension contributions from some retroactive payroll checks. The FABF has been notified that as many as one hundred members may be impacted. The FABF understands that affected members will receive instructions directly from the City regarding withholding pre-tax contributions from future salary payments to pay the pension contributions due to the FABF - once the withholding process is finalized. The Retirement Board has determined that the FABF will not assess interest charges against members arising out of this payroll error, provided all contributions owed by any such member are received by the FABF prior to completion of the 2026 calendar year. 

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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