Your Member Statement is Available
Your new Member Statement is now available online in Member Access. Please take some time to review your Member Statement for accuracy.

For details about what information is provided in your Member Statement and why reviewing it is important, please click here.

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Should I Apply for a Refund of My IMRF Contributions?
If you have left your IMRF employer and will not continue to participate in IMRF, you can leave your contributions on deposit with IMRF, or you may be able to take a refund.

If you think you are likely to work for another IMRF employer or a reciprocal system employer in the future, you may want to leave your IMRF contributions in place in
order to retain your earned years of service credit toward your future pension.

For example, if you are a librarian, park district employee, or other municipal employee who are likely to work for another library, park district, or municipality in Illinois, it may be to your benefit to leave your IMRF contributions on deposit.

However, if you are non-vested and are moving out of state or are not likely to work for another IMRF employer in the future, you may want to apply for a refund of your IMRF contributions.

When you take a refund of your IMRF contributions, you forfeit all of your service credit, and you give up your right to any future IMRF pension and death benefits.

For more information on refunds, or to apply for a refund, click here for Tier 1 members or click here for Tier 2 members.
IMRF Investment Return Exceeds Expectations
IMRF 2020 Investment Return Doubled Assumption
 
Financial Highlights:
 
  • IMRF earned about a 14.69% investment return, after portfolio management fees, doubling the assumed rate of return for the year.

  • IMRF assets grew from $44.8 billion at the beginning of 2020 to about $50 billion at the end of 2020, a gain of about $5.2 billion for the year.

  • IMRF's funded status grew from 90.7% to 93.6% on an actuarial basis.

*All figures are preliminary and unaudited.
Earning a strong investment return is important. First, it strengthens IMRF's ability to fulfill its pension promises to current and future IMRF retirees. Second, the more money IMRF makes in the markets, the lower the cost of the IMRF benefits program for local government and taxpayers.

Click here to read more.
Webinars for Understanding Your IMRF Benefits
If you are planning to work for an IMRF employer again in the future and hope to become vested in your IMRF pension, this FREE webinar about your IMRF benefits and planning ahead for retirement may be of interest to you.

An IMRF Field Representative will explain how IMRF pensions are funded, your benefits as an IMRF member, and the importance of having more than one savings vehicle as you prepare for your eventual retirement.

Upcoming webinar dates:

  • Thursday, April 8, 12 pm - 1 pm (central time)

  • Thursday, May 6, 12 pm - 1 pm (central time)

  • Tuesday, June 15, 12 pm - 1 pm (central time)

For more information, or to register for a Your Glass is Half Full Workshop webinar, click here.
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If you need to create a Member Access account, click here to request that a new registration key be mailed to you. Registration keys from previous Member Statements are no longer valid.

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