Fundamentals Newsletter

"Take Action to Build a Secure Financial Future" is the theme of National Retirement Security Month

National Retirement Security Month is a federally sponsored initiative celebrated during the month of October to inspire American employees to save adequately for a secure retirement.

As IMRF members, two great ways that you can "Take Action to Build a Secure Financial Future" are:

Enroll in IMRF's Voluntary Additional Contributions (VAC) program

For details on other informational programs available during National Retirement Security Month click here.

To see a short video on growing your retirement savings, created by the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) as part of National Retirement Security Month, click here.

IMRF's Pre-Retirement Workshops are for IMRF members who are within five years of retirement. They will address the steps you must take before and during the IMRF retirement application process.

Pre-Retirement Workshop webinar dates:

October

Saturday, October 23, 9 - 10 AM

November

Saturday, November 13, 9 - 10 AM
Wednesday, November 17, noon - 1 PM

December

Thursday, December 2, noon - 1 PM
Saturday, December 11, 9 - 10 AM

There is a cap on the number of participants for each webinar, so register today to ensure your spot! For more information, or to register for a Pre-Retirement Workshop webinar, click here.

Member Access - How To...

Apply to Reinstate Your IMRF Service Credit

Did you know you can apply online in Member Access to reinstate past service credit? If you stopped working for your IMRF employer and took a refund of your contributions, you may redeposit those withdrawn contributions plus interest and reinstate your years of service credit.

To be eligible for reinstatement of refunded service credit you must meet both of these criteria:

You must be currently participating in IMRF or another retirement system covered by the Illinois Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act.

You must have completed at least two years of contributing service under IMRF or another retirement system covered by the Illinois Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act following the date of your last refund.

You can complete an Application for Reinstatement of Service Credit in Member Access. Click on the link below. You will be prompted to log into your Member Access account. After logging in, you will see a list of Secure Online Forms. At the bottom of the list, choose Apply for Reinstatement of IMRF Service Credit.

Click here to apply for reinstatement of service credit in Member Access.

Read more about past service credit.

If you need to create a Member Access account, please either call

1-800-ASK-IMRF (275-4673) to request your registration key and receive registration assistance, or click here to request that a new registration key be mailed to you.

To watch a video on how to create a Member Access account, click here.

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