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HEALTHCARE RESOURCES
City of Chicago Retirees Health Insurance Subsidy Reimbursement Notification

The Circuit Court of Cook County ordered that all eligible City of Chicago employee annuitants (both current and future employee annuitants, but not spousal or child annuitants) of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund (the “Fund”) are entitled to receive a health insurance premium subsidy, representing a partial reimbursement for healthcare costs. The following are important facts related to the subsidy:
CITY OF CHICAGO RETIREE HEALTHCARE ANNUITANTS ALERT!
Some Retirees Have Not Cashed Their Healthcare Premium Refund Checks.
Retirees or their Legal Representatives May Request The City to Reissue their Refund Checks.
Here’s How:
For More Information Follow This Link
2019 BENEFIT PAY DATES

The Fund’s staff is aware that retirees like to keep track of the dates their annuity will be electronically deposited each year.
It is recommended that all retirees take advantage of having direct deposit. It is the safest and most secure method of receiving a monthly annuity on a known date.
Annuity distributions are on the last business day of each month which is the earned annuity for that month.
For retired members who have checks mailed directly, please be advised, mail date is four business days prior to payable date. The Fund has no control over the U.S. Postage Service and will not guarantee prompt delivery of any check(s). Reissuance of a “lost” or “destroyed” check cannot occur until the 5th business day of the following month. Which, when re-issued, is mailed again through USPS. We highly recommend direct deposit to avoid any delays in receiving your monthly benefit.
Pension Advisor
Summer 2019 Issue No. 63
On-Line News Letter Available For Download
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REMEMBER
Attention All members, Active, Retired and Surviving Spouses;
As life events occur, relocations, marriages, births, deaths, divorce, etc. you should keep the Pension Fund updated of any and all changes. This is to assure you received news, updates and/or tax forms in a timely fashion.
Attention all snowbirds!
The deadline for any changes to where your 1099 will be mailed to in January is December 1st!
If you are not sure if your mailing address is current with the Pension, or if you want your 1099 mailed directly to your winter house, please contact the Pension Fund immediately. All changes to your mailing address must be done in writing so time is of the essence!
AFFIDAVIT
CONTINUING BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY LETTER
The Fund has recently distributed the following letter to all of its beneficiaries:
Affidavit Letter
The letter is to be signed, notarized, and returned to the Fund as promptly as possible.
As a matter of practice, many Funds across the City and State use a similar communication to verify the validity of each benefit that is being paid to its many beneficiaries. Many do it annually.
This process is necessary to preserve the assets of this Fund for those who remain entitled to a continuing benefit.
The Fund has recently experienced a failure of several members and/or their families to notify the Fund upon the death of a member, and as a result benefits were allowed to continue.
The Fund is not out to suspend any member’s benefit payments and will not do so until other avenues of verification have been attempted and exhausted.
Public Act 099-0905 (COLA)
On November 29, 2016, the Illinois legislature enacted Public Act 099-0905, which provides some benefit enhancements to members of the Fund, including cost-of-living increases to retired members born after January 1, 1955, but before January 1, 1966; additional benefits to minimum widows of the Fund whose spouses were Tier 1 members; and surviving family members, including widows and children, of deceased Tier 2 members. The Fund is working as quickly as possible to enact these benefit changes.
Of particular interest is the cost-of-living increases available under this new legislation to those retired members with birth dates on or after January 1, 1955, and before January 1, 1966. Those members that have at least 20 years of service at retirement, have been retired for AT LEAST ONE year as of January 1, 2017, and have attained the age of 55 will be entitled to a 3.0% cost of living increase. In addition, some catch-up provisions are included in the legislation and many retired members in this group will receive incremental increases based upon a few qualifications including age at retirement and retirement date. For the members impacted, a 3.0% cost-of-living adjustment was applied to your January 31, 2017, retirement annuity. For those that will be receiving additional catch-up cost-of-living increases, the Fund’s staff is working on such calculations. Completion of these calculations will take up-to six months, as each calculation is a manual process. The Fund’s staff will work as quickly as possible to complete these. Note that for members born before January 1, 1955, this legislation does not apply to you.
[Read More About The] IMPLEMENTATION OF 3% AUTOMATIC ANNUAL INCREASES
MILITARY CREDIT
Sworn Police members are eligible to purchase up
to 2 years pension credit for prior Active Military
service. An Application must be accompanied with a copy of your DD214.
If the qualifications are met, this provision allows
a member to purchase in monthly increments up
to 2 years and must be applied for and paid prior
to retirement.
Fund News
Office Will Be Closed
Christmas Eve
(In Lieu of Pulaski Day)
Tuesday, December 24th
Christmas Day
Wednesday, December 25th
2019 Holiday Schedule
2020 Meeting and Holiday Schedule
Upcoming Meeting Dates
Investment
Committee Meeting
NONEMonthly Investment Committee Agenda for [ AGENDA ]
Retirement Board Meeting
Friday, December 20th, at 9amMonthly Agenda for [ November 25th ]
[Visit the meetings page for the schedule]
Hearing Schedule
December 20th, 9:00am
As a reminder, the meetings of the Retirement Board trustees are always open to the public. We appreciate the interest and welcome all attendees.
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Annuity Direct Deposits for 2019 are as follows:
- January 31; annuity for January
- February 28; annuity for February
- March 29; annuity for March
- April 30; annuity for April
- May 31; annuity for May
- June 28; annuity for June
- July 31; annuity for July
- August 30; annuity for August
- September 30; annuity for September
- October 31; annuity for October
- November 29; annuity for November
- December 31; annuity for December
Pre-Retirement Seminars
The seminar is one-day held at Chicago Police
Department Head Quarters.
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The seminars are offered through the Chicago Police Department,
members need to register by calling Personnel @ 745-5182 or
registering through the Intranet at Employee Resources Services Division.
Contacting the Office
The office is open Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Phone (312) 744-3891...
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The office is located at 221 North Lasalle Street, Suite 1626..
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Pre-Retirement Seminars
A HISTORY OF THE FUND
The history of the Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago
began on April 29, 1887, when the Illinois General Assembly
authorized the creation of the Fund, for "Cities, Towns,
and Villages having a population of 500,000 or more.
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