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., Sept. 17 | Elgin | District U-46 Welcome Center Room C100, 1019 E Chicago St. |
| Tues., Sept. 17 | Lemont | Lemont High School CITGO Innovation Academy, 800 Porter St |
| Wed., Sept. 18 | Moline | Tier 1 Members - Moline High School Cafeteria, 3600 Avenue of the Cities |
| Wed., Sept. 18 | Moline | Tier 2 Members - Moline High School Choir Room, 3600 Avenue of the Cities |
| Wed., Sept. 18 | Oak Lawn | H.L. Richards HS Cafeteria, 10601 S Central Ave |
| Thurs., Sept. 19 | Vernon Hills | Vernon Hills High School Studio Theatre, 145 Lakeview Parkway |
| Tues., Sept. 24 | Tinley Park | Tinley Park HS Audion, 6111 W 175th St |
| Tues., Sept. 24 | Chicago Heights | SPEED S.E.J.A. Dist. #802 IND Gym Room, 1125 S Division Street |
| Wed., Sept. 25 | Arlington Heights | Dunton Administration Building, 1200 S Dunton Ave |
| Wed., Sept. 25 | Naperville | Naperville Central High School Little Theater, 440 Aurora Ave |
| Thurs., Sept. 26 | Belleville | Tier 1 & 2 Members - Belleville East HS Performing Arts Center, 2555 West Blvd |
| Thurs., Sept. 26 | Belleville | Tier 2 Members - Belleville East HS Classroom, 2555 West Blvd |
| Thurs., Sept. 26 | Macomb | Macomb High School Library, 1525 S Johnson St |
| Thurs., Sept. 26 | Dixon | Reagan Middle School Cafeteria, 620 Division St |
| Thurs., Sept. 26 | Bradley | Bradley-Bourbonnais HS Auditorium, 700 W North St |
| 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 | DeKalb High School Auditorium, 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 | College of Lake County Room C-105, 19351 W Washington |
| 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 |
| 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. 16 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lCsfiDElTKOXDMywNGkgVw |
| Thurs., Sept. 19 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qI9tEPweRzitHApG0nuL0A |
| Mon., Sept. 23 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DOTBknNFTVK4OAGQyG8M5A |
| Wed., Sept. 25 | https://trsil-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZrhKtmLJTj-uwrp4pBSMKQ |
| 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 |