We encourage you to attend a meeting this fall to learn about your TRS benefits even if retirement is many years away. 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.
2026 In-Person Benefit Information Meeting Schedule
Registration is not required.
| Event Date @ 4:30 p.m. | City | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Tues., Oct. 6 | Carlinville | Regional Office - The Professional Development Rm., 227 E. 1st St. |
| Tues., Oct. 6 | Oswego | Oswego East HS Community Rm., 1525 Harvey Rd. |
| Tues., Oct. 6 | Park Ridge | Maine South HS Library, 1111 S. Dee Rd. |
| Wed., Oct. 7 | Elgin | District U-46 Welcome Center Rm. C100, 1019 E. Chicago St. |
| Wed., Oct. 7 | Moline | Moline HS, 3600 Avenue of the Cities |
| Wed., Oct. 7 | Plainfield | Troy MS Auditorium, 5800 W. Theodore St. |
| Wed., Oct. 7 | Quincy | Quincy SD 172 Board Office Rm. 214, 1416 Maine St. |
| Thurs., Oct. 8 | Lake Forest | Lake County ROE, 1905 W. Field Ct. |
| Thurs., Oct. 8 | Springfield | Southeast HS, 2350 E. Ash St. |
| Wed., Oct. 14 | Fairfield | Fairfield Community HS Multi-Purpose Rm., 300 W. King St. |
| Wed., Oct. 14 | Freeport | Freeport ROE Office, 27 S. State Ave. |
| Wed., Oct. 14 | Schaumburg | Schaumburg HS - Rm. 200, 1100 W. Schaumburg Rd., enter through door 1 |
| Thurs., Oct. 15 | Vandalia | ROE #3 - Professional Development Center, 1500 W. Jefferson St. |
| Tues., Oct. 20 | Centralia | Centralia HS Board Rm., 2100 E. Calumet |
| Tues., Oct. 20 | McHenry | McHenry HS - Upper Campus - Warrior Rm., 4724 W. Crystal Lake Rd. |
| Tues., Oct. 20 | Rock Falls | Rock Falls MS, 1701 12th Ave. |
| Tues., Oct. 20 | Warrenville | Hubble MS Auditorium, 3S600 Herrick Rd. |
| Wed., Oct. 21 | Benton | Benton HS Library, 511 E. Main St. |
| Wed., Oct. 21 | Machesney Park | Harlem Administrative Center - Board Rm., 8605 N 2nd St. |
| Wed., Oct. 21 | Normal | Normal Community West HS, 501 N. Parkside Rd. |
| Wed., Oct. 21 | Palatine | Winston Campus Cafeteria, 900 E. Palatine Rd. |
| Thurs., Oct. 22 | Eldorado | Eldorado High School Cafeteria, 2200 Illinois Ave. |
| Thurs., Oct. 22 | Joliet | Joliet West HS Auditorium, 401 N. Larkin Ave. |
| Thurs., Oct. 22 | Kankakee | Lincoln Cultural Center Auditorium, 240 Warren Ave. |
| Thurs., Oct. 22 | Taylorville | Taylorville HS, 815 W. Springfield Rd. |
| Tues., Oct. 27 | Atkinson | Atkinson ROE, 107 S. State St. |
| Tues., Oct. 27 | East Peoria | East Peoria Community HS, 1401 E. Washington Dr. |
| Tues., Oct. 27 | Morris | Morris Community HS Auditorium, 1000 Union St. |
| Tues., Oct. 27 | Rockford | Roosevelt Community Ed. Center, Auditorium Rm. 130, 978 Haskell Ave. |
| Wed., Oct. 28 | Algonquin | District 300 Central Office Board Rm., 2550 Harnish Dr. |
| Wed., Oct. 28 | LaSalle | LaSalle-Peru HS Auditorium, 541 Chartes St. |
| Thurs., Oct. 29 | Chillicothe | Illinois Valley Central HS - Auditorium, 1300 W. Sycamore St. |
| Thurs., Oct. 29 | Evanston | Evanston Township HS, Rm. S214, 1600 Dodge Ave. |
| Thurs., Oct. 29 | Marion | Marion HS Auditorium, 1700 Wildcat Rd. |
| Thurs., Oct. 29 | Pontiac | Pontiac Junior HS - Commons, 600 N. Morrow St. |
| Wed., Nov. 4 | Crystal Lake | Crystal Lake Central HS Theater, 45 W. Franklin Ave. |
| Wed., Nov. 4 | Danville | Danville HS, 202 E. Fairchild St. |
| Wed., Nov. 4 | Dixon | Reagan MS, 620 Division St. |
| Thurs., Nov. 5 | Romeoville | John J. Lukancic Middle School Cafeteria, 725 Normantown Rd. |
| Thurs., Nov. 12 | Chatham | Ball-Chatham District Office - Board Rm., 1475 E. Plummer Blvd. |
2026 Virtual Benefit Information Meeting Schedule
Registration is required and limited to 1,000. Meetings will be held at either 3:30 p.m., 4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.
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 | TIme | Tier 1 Registration Link |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, Oct. 5 | 4:30 p.m. | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B__6t1mtS02-gRa067_lEg |
| Wednesday, Oct. 21 | 3:30 p.m. | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Crk_KMI-T-OiPDRUrceM9A |
| Monday, Oct. 26 | 4 p.m. | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Oc17Y4lEQJ6rdgH9jEi9qg |
| Thursday, Nov. 5 | 4:30 p.m. | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eLtwwWfLRQ66dFHaordN1A |
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 | Time | Tier 2 Registration Link |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, Oct. 15 | 4:30 p.m. | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O8QsLEhSS_GKD2ts_Z68Rw |
| Wednesday, Nov. 4 | 4 p.m. | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M0Xn7lOYTTuIuZH2zIYqAQ |