If you would like to learn more about your TRS benefits, even if retirement is many years away, we encourage you to attend a meeting this fall. TRS will host statewide Benefit Information Meetings and webinars for active TRS members from September through early November that are designed to explain the TRS benefit structure, including retirement, disability, death benefits and an overview of the TRS Supplemental Savings Plan. The retirement process, health insurance benefits and post-retirement employment will also be discussed.
TRS is offering both in-person and virtual meetings this year. Both schedules are below.
2024 In-Person Benefit Information Meeting Schedule
Registration is not required.
| Event Date (Held @ 4:30 p.m.) |
City | Location |
| Tues., Oct. 1 | Crystal Lake | Crystal Lake Central HS Theater, 45 West Franklin Ave |
| Wed., Oct. 2 | Monmouth | Monmouth-Roseville HS Auditorium, 200 S B St |
| Wed., Oct. 2 | Barrington | Barrington 220 District Office Board Room, 515 West Main St |
| Thurs., Oct. 3 | Effingham | Effingham HS Office Conference Room, 1301 W Grove |
| Tues., Oct. 8 | Bloomington | Bloomington High School Cafeteria,1202 E Locust St |
| Tues., Oct. 8 | Warrenville | Hubble Middle School Auditorium, 3S600 Herrick Rd |
| Wed., Oct. 9 | DeKalb | Updated Location: DeKalb High School Forum Room, 501 W Dresser Rd |
| Wed., Oct. 9 | Mattoon | Williams Elementary School Cafeteria, 1709 S 9th St |
| Wed., Oct. 9 | Plainfield | Troy Middle School Auditorium, 5800 W Theodore St |
| Thurs., Oct. 10 | Centralia | Centralia HS Cafetorium, 2100 E Calumet |
| Thurs., Oct. 10 | Lawrenceville | Lawrenceville HS Auditorium, 2200 James St |
| Thurs., Oct. 10 | Rock Falls | Rock Falls Middle School Cafeteria, 1701 12th Ave |
| Thurs., Oct. 10 | Grayslake | Updated Location: Lecture Hall Room 145, 1200 University Center Dr (on the campus of the College of Lake County) |
| Thurs., Oct. 10 | Springfield | Springfield Southeast High School Auditorium, 2350 East Ash St |
| Tues., Oct. 15 | East Peoria | East Peoria Community HS Commons, 1401 E Washington Dr |
| Wed., Oct. 16 | Decatur | Stephen Decatur Middle School Auditorium, 1 Educational Park |
| Wed., Oct. 16 | Park Ridge | Maine East High School Room D-200, 2601 W Dempster St Room D200 |
| Thurs., Oct. 17 | Algonquin | District 300 Central Office Board Room, 2550 Harnish Dr |
| Thurs., Oct. 17 | Freeport | Regional Office of Ed Professional Development Rm, 27 S State Ave., Suite 101 |
| Thurs., Oct. 17 | Rockford | Roosevelt Community Ed Center, Auditorium Room 130, 978 Haskell Ave. |
| Tues., Oct. 22 | Minooka | Minooka Central HS Auditorium, 301 S Wabena Ave |
| Tues., Oct. 22 | Joliet | Joliet West High School Auditorium, 401 N Larkin Ave. |
| Wed., Oct. 23 | LaSalle | LaSalle-Peru HS Matthiessen Auditorium, 541 Chartes St |
| Wed., Oct. 23 | Metropolis | Massac County HS Cafeteria, 2841 Old Marion Rd |
| Wed., Oct. 23 | Oswego | Oswego High School Community Room, 4250 Route 71 |
| Thurs., Oct. 24 | Marion | Marion High School Auditorium, 1700 Wildcat Rd |
| Thurs., Oct. 24 | Schaumburg | Schaumburg High School Room 200, 1100 W Schaumburg Rd. |
| Wed., Oct. 30 | Aurora | Aurora West High School Library, 1201 W New York St. |
| Wed., Nov. 6 | Chatham | Ball-Chatham School District Office, 1475 E Plummer Blvd |
| Thurs., Nov. 7 | Glen Ellyn | Glenbard South High School Library, 23W200 Butterfield Rd. Park in main parking lot northwest of building. Enter Main Entrance (Door 4) on west side of building. |
| Thurs., Nov. 7 | McHenry | McHenry High School Warrior Room, 4724 W Crystal Lake Rd |
| Wed., Nov. 13 | Downers Grove | Downers Grove South HS Auditorium, 1436 Norfolk St |
2024 Virtual Benefit Information Meeting Schedule
Registration is required and limited.
Tier 1
Tier 1 members first contributed to TRS before Jan. 1, 2011 or have pre-existing creditable service with a reciprocal pension system prior to Jan. 1, 2011.
| Event Date (Held @ 4:30 p.m.) |
Tier 1 Registration Link |
| Mon., Sept. 30 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R5LJ_3CsQtG1m0kZXOTLAg |
| Tues., Oct. 15 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9RKsW3YWTIC0zpcOpNq6ZQ |
| Mon., Oct. 21 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Mo7lbtPhSFCPCPHAnMkIYQ |
| Mon., Oct. 28 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9PFD1IsBTO-HPtC4bm_QXg |
| Wed., Oct. 30 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xePMf7B3TuOuvT0nlHEZiA |
| Thurs., Nov. 7 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YJC4F8HVRrizlS9j7LTwDQ |
Tier 2
Tier 2 members first contributed to TRS on or after Jan. 1, 2011 and have no pre-existing creditable service with a reciprocal pension system prior to Jan. 1, 2011.
| Event Date (Held @ 4:30 p.m.) |
Tier 2 Registration Link |
| Mon., Oct. 7 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XCQZORssS-CAQfHv1I9lCg |
| Mon., Nov. 4 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MH6EFNGXR0CixD1pe3yLzA |